INNOVATION ANALYSIS AND POSSmILITIES FOR PUBLIC LmRARIES IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

Abstract

Public libraries exist in many countries across (he world and are often considered an essential part a/having an educated and literate population. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the current innovative nature of librarians in public libraries South-East of Nigeria; to analyze librarians' adaptation /0 innovative transformations/rom traditional management and use; to examine partnerships /0 boos/libraries' innovative prowess; evaluate the innovative services rendered by public libraries as social Responsibility Contribution to the Host Community; and 10 recommend possibilities to improve the current innovation states and trends of public libraries in the South-East. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study covered the State Public Library Boards in the fIve (5) South-Eastern States of Nigeria: Abia, Imo, Enugu, Anambra and Ebony state. One of the findings showed that Librarians' level of commitment to work will influence their innovative clIlhlre. As part of the recommendations, politicians should try to boost their campaigns by winning the-confidence and anticipated votes of the populace by investing in public libraries. They should take up a library in their name, and decide to provide all needed support of the library. The Innovative Culture of the Librarians has a huge role to play in creating the innovative mindset needed to adapt to the innovative transformations from traditional management and use, so as not to be left backwards by the current developing trend of information. Partnerships 10 boost libraries' innovative prowess as one of the innovative ideas and recommendation in the study should be encouraged so as to have improvements both within the library circus and to the community as social responsibility contributions.