Foreword

The book ‘Library automation - Concepts, Current trends and issues in Nigeria' addresses

critical issues and opportunities of our time. It is a labour-intensive task put up by a dedicated

librarian who have years of experience in library and teaching careers. It is easy to read, thorough,

and well-written in bringing to light new ideas, trends and issies relating automation with specific

reference to Nigerian libraries. Undoubtedly, the author has put a lot of effort into writing a book

that will help librarians and students learn about and run automated libraries.

I won't think twice about recommending the book to lecturers and staff members of libraries and

students at all levels who are studying library and information science/technology.

I hope the author will continue to roll out more efforts in producing further works that will be

helpful to employees and scholars in the field of library and information science/technology.

Railah Danako (PhD)

Central Library Department,

AIU Tanzania.

October, 2023