Vol. 5 No. 2 (2021)

NIGERIAN ONLINE JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY: 5 (2) 2021

Technological advancements have been greatly felt in virtually every sphere of human society. Libraries are no exception to this trend and the need for libraries to embrace this change is pertinent to their survival. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has impacted on every sphere of academic library activity, especially in the form of library collection development strategies, library building and consortia.  ICT has brought unprecedented changes and transformation to academic library and information services, conventional LIS such as OPAC, user services, reference service, bibliographic services, current awareness services, document delivery, interlibrary loan, audio visual services, and customer relations can be provided more efficiently and effectively using ICT, as they offer convenient time, place, cost-effectiveness, faster and most-up-to-date dissemination and end users involved in the library and information services process. This paper focuses on Information and communication technology as an enabler for smart collaboration tools in the use of libraries.  Based on the findings, this study recommended among others that funds should be provided to libraries on regular basis. In addition to this, the Nigerian government should strive to permanently solve the challenges confronting the power sector, the librarians must become higher system thinkers and fully equip themselves to work in a digital and computer environment.