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The National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE), the umbrella body of the academics of library and information schools in Nigeria held its 12th Conference and Annual General Meeting at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, 19-21 November 2002. The event was hosted by the Department of Library and Information Science School of the University.
The conference theme "Modernisation of library and information science programmes in Nigeria", attracted delegates from eight out of the 19 library and information science schools of the country. The schools represented included those of the Delta State University, Abraka; University of Ibadan; University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma; Abia State University, Uturu; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Babcock University, Ogun State; and Into State University, Owen. There were also participants from the National Library of Nigeria, Abuja and the Delta State University Library.
The opening ceremony attracted attendance from a cross-section of the Delta State University plus the delegates. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor U.A. Igun, represented by Professor Ca.C. Igborgbor of the Department of Guidance and Counselling of the host university, after an opening speech, declared the annual event open.
The keynote address/lead paper was presented by E.N.O. Adimorah, Director, Research and Development, National Library of Nigeria, Abuja entitled: "Global trends in the library and information science curriculum". In it, he gave a periscope on library and information services training in the world and tried to establish the need for modernization of the curriculum of the library and information science training schools. He noted that the way the profession of librarianship and information science will develop in Nigeria would depend on the type of information professionals our library and information schools produce; that these schools are, at present, underfunded and understaffed to produce...