NDLI: Book, Technology and Infrastructural Development: What the Future Holds for the Book Industry in Nigeria

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Eyitayo, Samuel A.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Book as a medium of expression has experienced change from the days of Gutenberg, but never has it been so influenced by the new technologies which have spared no other sector. The general infrastructural development in Nigeria in relation to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is bedeviled by issues ranging from Government’s ineptitude to handling the energy sector and consequent costs of running businesses in Nigeria. Coupled with these, are high government taxes, high cost of equipments and obvious absence of general maintenance culture. Greatly affected are the services of writers, publishers, booksellers and libraries. The problems are not insurmountable, while governments are called upon to play their roles, the paper laid more emphasis on what key players in the industry should know and do in order to keep afloat in the future. The paper examines some of the recent technological developments as it relates to the industry. Of importance is the pace by which bandwidths are getting bigger and cheaper; Smartphones are becoming common place; and Social Media is becoming very popular and accessible by more elites. Again, individuals are becoming more and more equipped with free tools to self-publish. Recommendations are laid out in the paper on what must be done to remain relevant in this season of ICT revolution. The impact is already felt in developed countries. While in Nigeria, key players in the industry must learn to embrace ICT in developing the book industry.
Starting Page	277
Ending Page	287
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10538801
Journal	Publishing Research Quarterly
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19364792
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-08-19
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Books Development eBooks ICT Infrastructure Librarian Nigeria Publishers Social Media Technology Humanities Social Sciences Printing and Publishing Methodology of the Social Sciences Library Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Management of Technology and Innovation Computer Science Applications Communication Marketing Media Technology

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

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