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Library and Information Science (LIS) Students' Awareness of and Capabilities in the Field of Entrepreneurship

Authors:
Olatubosun Busuyi Akole, Ojo Ariyo, Alliyu Rasak Ojo

Addresses:
Department of Science and Technology, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria. Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. Department of Library, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti, Nigeria. 

Abstract:

This study investigates information entrepreneurship awareness and skills among Library and Information Science (LIS) students at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science, and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study was guided by six specific objectives and five research questions. A descriptive research design, specifically a survey type, was employed for the study. The study revealed that LIS students are aware of infopreneurship, with the internet being their primary source of awareness. The findings also revealed that academic writing was the most popular hard skill among LIS students, and communication skills were the most prominent soft skill among them. In addition to the revelations from the research findings, students agreed that the deployment of media was one of the strategies required for creating awareness of innovation. Findings also revealed that subpar power sources are one of the challenges facing the development of infopreneurship among LIS students. One of the recommendations is that all levels of the LIS curriculum should include infopreneurship as a course of study. There is a need for society to change its orientation regarding young adults exhibiting their acquired soft skills, especially content creators.

Keywords: Awareness and Infopreneurship; Hard Skills; Soft Skills; Librarianship and Certification; Information-Seeking Behaviours; LIS Practitioners; Information Science; Information-Based Profession.

Received on: 15/02/2024, Revised on: 16/04/2024, Accepted on: 12/07/2024, Published on: 07/09/2024

DOI: 10.69888/FTSTL.2024.000338

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Techno Learning, 2024 Vol. 2 No. 3, Pages: 125-132

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