Poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in librarianship: The role of librarians and information managers in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Said, T. A., Sama'ila, B. M. & Mohammed, A. I. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-06T13:35:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-06T13:35:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11-05 | |
| dc.description | Short article on poverty reduction | |
| dc.description.abstract | Entrepreneurship is mainly concerned with reducing poverty, unemployment, promoting self-reliance and providing opportunity for individuals to contribute to the economic development of any nation through innovation and change. It is a venturesome spirit which predisposes a person to undertake new ventures or try new methods in producing goods and services. This study examines poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in librarianship: the role of librarians and information managers in Nigeria. Among the area covered are concepts of poverty, concepts of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills and opportunities available for librarians and information managers in Nigeria; the role of librarians and information managers in entrepreneurship in librarianship for poverty reduction in Nigeria. The study concludes that among the various entrepreneurial opportunities available are digitization of library materials, electronic publishing, indexing and abstracting services, reprographic services, library networking, to mention but a few. Finally, the study recommends among others, that government at all levels and Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) should provide fund for librarians and information managers on any chosen entrepreneurial opportunity available after graduation from library and information science schools. This would go a long way in ensuring self-reliance, poverty reduction, reduced unemployment and equally provide opportunities for librarians and information managers to contribute to the economic development of Nigeria. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | TETFUND | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Said, T. A., Sama'ila, B. M. & Mohammed, A. I. (2015). Poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in librarianship: The role of librarians and information managers in Nigeria. Internal Journal of Gender and Development Issues, 1(5), 82 - 88 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | p-2360-8528 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | e-2545-501X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/2569 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Poverty reduction | |
| dc.subject | entrepreneurship | |
| dc.subject | librarianship | |
| dc.subject | librarians | |
| dc.subject | information | |
| dc.subject | Institute for Women Gender and Development Studies | |
| dc.title | Poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in librarianship: The role of librarians and information managers in Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |