Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge: Focus on Ilorin Durbar Festival, Ilorin, Nigeria

Background: Festivals, whether religious, cultural, or secular, play an important role in society. It plays an important role in any local community because it contributes to the development of people's pride, culture, and identity in a particular community. Purpose: This study examines digitization of indigenous knowledge of Ilorin Durbar Festival, Ilorin Nigeria. Method: This study employed a narrative research design, using interview for data collection. Result: The study revealed that activities such as horse riding, the Ilorin anthem, Ijoolomo-Oba, and Keegbe Lulu (calabash beats), can be digitized, ensuring accessibility and future use through capturing devices like cameras, recording tapes, and compact discs. Conclusion: The study concludes that digitizing festivals like the Durbar allows it to be viewed and accessed by a larger global audience. The study recommends creating a committee to manage the digitization efforts for the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Festival and suggests announcing the program of events to the public before the festival day. &nbsp

An Assessment of the Collection and Use of Electronic Resources in University Libraries in Kwara State

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An Assessment of Information Literacy competence of Undergraduate Students at the University of Ilorin, Kwara state Nigeria

This paper investigates the IL competence of the final year undergraduate students at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria; identifying their information needs and ability to satisfy such needs, exposure to IL programs strategies employed and the challenges faced.The survey design research was adopted. The study found out that majority of the respondents had information needs on their academic engagements like class assignment and project writing. The study recommended that the University authorities should consider the teaching of IL as a course to fresh students with credits attache