BySylvester
February 27, 2026
Librarian Spotlight,Library
Awards,Highlights,Librarian of the Month,Librarian Spotlight,Librarian Spotlight Africa,Library Advocacy,Library Impact,LSA,LSA 2025 Report
With Season 2025 now behind us and preparations underway for the next phase beginning in March 2026, our usual strategic break has offered us an opportunity to examine, and document what the past year...
BySylvester
January 28, 2026
Artificial Intelligence,ICT,Library
AI,AI Slop,ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,data privacy,data safety,Digital Ethics,Generative AI,Responsible AI,world data privacy day
Today, January 28th, being World Data Privacy Day, I decided to run a small AI experiment after working hours. Take a look at the two images attached to this post: One of them is an original photo and...
BySylvester
January 5, 2026
Education,Library,Research
day in a life of a librarian,librarianship,reference interview,who is a librarian
Today (5th January 2026) was supposed to be a ‘lazy’ first day back at work, because I was still trying to adjust myself and put my to-do list for the week together when my first library...
BySylvester
December 8, 2025
Education,Library
African Scholarly Referencing Style,ASRS,Citation,Okebukola,Referencing Style
By Sylvester I. Ebhonu, Admiralty University of Nigeria Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola’s influence in African higher education is indeed difficult to overstate. There are over 27 referencing...
I just read Dr. Azeez Adeoye’s reflection on the AULNU–NULIB workshop, concluded yesterday in Abuja, and it’s exactly the kind of feedback every trainer hopes for. As someone who spent the...
The results of the 2025 IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) elections are finally out! You can find the full details of the results on the IFLA website or any of...
BySylvester
May 4, 2025
Education,ICT,Library
Digital Inclusion,Library Aid Africa,Library Internet Governance,LIGAP
On the 19th of March, 2025 I received an email, that I have been selected alongside librarians from 8 other African countries to shape the future of library digital inclusion across Africa through...
Recently, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) made headlines for winning a case against Meta (the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram). The Competition...
I just read about the unfolding situation at the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), and I’m very concerned about it. The leadership position of the NLSA (National Librarian/CEO) was recently...

