Bobrisky be shaking tables
So there’s this hot topic buzzing social media right now… You know how VeryDarkMan (VDM) has been on Bobrisky’s case lately, right? Plus, with Gistlover blog dropping those names of “gabriellas” recently, there’s been quite a stir about gender identity...
NLA IT SECTION HOLDS 18TH ANNUAL LITT WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE AT UNIABUJA
The Nigerian Library Association Information Technology Section held her 18th Library and Information Technology Today (LITT) Workshop/Conference at the University of Abuja from Sunday, October 13th and to Friday, October 18, 2024. The conference is an annual gathering of...
Demystifying Open Access: Join our Free Webinar for International Open Access Week 2024
Demystifying Open Access: Join Our Free Webinar for International Open Access Week 2024
The concept of Open Access seem common, simple, and even impacting the scholarly world in a very significant way, but it is still misunderstood by many. This should actually be a great...
NLA President Receives Honorary Doctorate and Humanitarian Recognition
NLA President Receives Honorary Doctorate and Humanitarian Recognition
Over the weekend (on Saturday, 19th October 2024) at the University of Lagos, Akoka – Lagos State, the NLA witnessed another milestone achievement, as Lbrn Pastor Dominic Amenaghawon Omokaro (President...
Singing the Anthem of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA)
Singing the Anthem of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA)
When professional associations adopt an anthem, it becomes more than just a melody to the members. As a member of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), singing our anthem, gives me a strong sense of purpose to a...
LRCN Inducted 69 Certified Librarians at Rivers State University
The Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) inducted 69 new certified librarians at the Rivers State University in Port Harcourt, who are graduates from both Rivers State University and Ignatius Ajuru University on Friday, 12th of July, 2024. This historic...
Detecting AI Content may get better with OpenAI’s Watermarking Feature
Unlike when OpenAI first released ChatGPT3, its actually now encouraging to see AI developers taking steps towards improved transparency, just like the recent update of OpenAI’s development of a text watermarking method to detect AI-generated content. The report claims...
The Value of Librarians: LRCN’s Situation Could be a Call
The Value of Librarians: LRCN’s Situation Could be a Call – By Sylvester Ebhonu
As reported by THE WHISTLER about 3 months ago, “Life has become very difficult for members of staff of the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) since the Federal Government...
Are Academic Journals really a Lucrative Scam?
I recently came across a thought-provoking article on The Guardian by Arash Abizadeh, titled “Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that.” This article sheds light on the exploitative practices of the big five academic publishers: Elsevier,...
4 Reasons why we’re Organizing Library Automation Masterclass
4 Reasons why we’re Organizing Library Automation Masterclass
Library users nowadays seem to be very impatient. They are eager get their information needs met immediately and in formats that are easy for them, sometimes they do not even want human interaction. But in...
