KWARA STATE University Library1

28/09/2026

The KWASU Library has successfully concluded a Capacity Building Workshop for its professional staff.

Held on 22 September 2025 at the Centre for Distance and E-Learning Seminar Room, the workshop featured two timely themes: “Our Future, Our Hope: The State of Libraries and Librarianship in Nigeria” and “Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driving Library Services and the Ethical Use of AI.”

The sessions, facilitated by Dr. Florence Ajani and Dr. Bilqees Nallah, brought professional staff together to examine the changing landscape of librarianship and the opportunities that emerging technologies present for library services.

When libraries evolve, librarians must evolve with them. This means continuously developing professional knowledge, adapting to the changing information environment, and embracing new approaches to service delivery. Library and Information Professionals must look beyond traditional approaches to librarianship and harness emerging technologies as tools for creating more responsive, innovative and user-centred library services.

As artificial intelligence and data increasingly shape the information landscape, librarians must be prepared to understand these technologies, apply them responsibly and remain at the centre of meaningful information services.

25/09/2026

Searching for information? Don’t type your entire question into Google.

Pick out the important keywords. Better still, put an exact phrase in quotation marks, like "food security in Nigeria".

Better search words = better results

23/09/2026

Information centers served ancient rulers as intelligence hubs: Ancient royal archives such as those in Ebla and Ugarit operated not just as book repositories, but as active information management centers handling trade treaties, tax rolls, and diplomatic correspondence.

21/09/2026

You don’t need to change your whole life in one day.

Start with one small thing: learn something new, organise your week, exercise, practise a skill, or spend less time scrolling.

Small progress is still progress. Keep going.

18/09/2026

When searching the internet, don’t settle for the first result you see. Try adding specific words to your search, put exact phrases in quotation marks, and check who published the information before using it.

The internet has answers. Your job is to find the right ones.

16/09/2026

Before modern digital institutional repositories and cloud storage existed, ancient libraries preserved delicate papyrus scrolls inside sealed terra-cotta jars and stone niches to shield human knowledge from moisture, light, and decay.

14/09/2026

14/09/2026

Motivation comes and goes, but a good routine keeps you moving. Use this holiday to build one small habit you can carry into the new semester, learning a skill, exercising, reading for pleasure, or simply managing your time better.

Small habits today can become your advantage tomorrow.

11/09/2026

Before using information you find on the internet, especially for an assignment, research project, or academic discussion, take a moment to investigate it.

Who published it? When was it published? What evidence does it provide? Can the information be confirmed by another credible source?

For academic research, your library's databases can take you further than a general web search. Depending on your subject, resources such as JSTOR, ScienceDirect, J-Gate, and Research4Life can help you locate scholarly literature.

09/09/2026

Before interlibrary loan networks and online resource sharing existed, Gabriel Naudé published the world's first treatise on library science in 1627, arguing that libraries should be open to the public rather than kept as private collections for the elite.
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