The Survey of Professional Development Practices for the Emerging Trends among Academic and Research Librarians in Lagos State

Abstract

The field of librarianship is undergoing profound transformation in response to the digital revolution and evolving user needs. Developing knowledge and skills is therefore essential to remain relevant and effective. The study investigated the professional development practices for adaptation to the emerging technologies and trends among academic and research librarians (ARLs) in Lagos state. It also determined the sources of their professional development strategies and sponsors, and the training need of the academic and research librarians. Descriptive statistics of frequency and simple percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The study revealed that librarians are aware of the emerging trends, they are committed to their professional development through self-sponsored and also have challenges facing them. It was recommended that librarians should be encouraged to be more committed to their profession development, the library should be involved in generating funds to support professional development to alleviate the problem of fund scarcity.