Title: Special Libraries in the Twenty First Century: Approaches, Challenges and Strategies for Effective Services Delivery
Author(s): Salma Mundi
Publication Year: 2022; Volume 17, Issue 1, pages 239-247

The goal of this study is to illustrate the role of ICT in the production, management, storage, retrieval and diffusion of knowledge for the productive delivery of services in special libraries. The research thus explored the notion of why the urge for ICT library operations for effective service provision. Based on the literature reviewed, it was revealed that poor countries such as Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, etc. are significantly behind schedule and will not be able to reach and be successful in benefiting the numerous advantages brought about by ICT in information management industries unless, they strategize in adopting the new Technologies. The advantages of using ICT in information centers are enormous as internet services can also be used to access research education, networking, and even entertainment content. It was also shown that the boundary of distance, time and cost that have been considered as hindrances to access information globally, could be achieved with implementation of ICT driven libraries particularly in special libraries that requires a specialized ways of acquiring, organizing and disseminating information to their clienteles.