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Item Revotionalising Education in Africa: The Impact of Immersive Technologies on Digital Literacy Programs in Academic Libraries(Proceedings of the Nigerian Library Association, Garden City 2024, held at the CBN Centre of Excellence, University of Portharcourt, Rivers State, 2024) Bulugu, P. P.; Abduldayan, F. J.; Abduldayan, A. H.The evolving landscape of education embraces immersive technologies like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR), integrated into digital literacy initiatives in academic libraries to enhance learning experiences, though challenges such as resource allocation and accessibility persist. Interest is growing in Africa regarding the impact of these technologies on higher learning institutional libraries. This research aims to examine the implications of immersive technologies on educational paradigms within academic libraries in Nigeria and Tanzania. Through surveys, the study seeks to assess the current landscape of digital literacy programs, identify the availability and acceptance of immersive technologies, and explore the relationship between immersive technologies and digital literacy programs. The research also aims to provide recommendations for effectively integrating immersive technologies into digital literacy programs in academic libraries, contributing to the broader discourse on the role of libraries in advancing digital literacy and lifelong learning initiatives. By adopting the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical framework, the study intends to provide valuable insights into the factors influencing the successful deployment of immersive technologies in academic library environments. The findings of this research will contribute to the understanding, policy development, and best practices in integrating immersive technologies into digital literacy programs in academic libraries in Nigeria and Tanzania, ultimately enhancing information literacy skills and user experiences in the digital age.Item Application of ICT in Digital Preservation Strategies in Academic Libraries(Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Collaboration with Kwara State University, 2015-09-13) Jimada, Aisha; Esew, Micheal; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jimoh, Amina; Abdullahi Mahadi, BilkisuFacilitating teaching, learning and research is the major role of academic libraries, to do so effectively libraries rely on documented information resources born either as print or digital. The paper highlighted the various strategies employed by academic libraries in digital preservation of their scholarly publications by the application of the appropriate information and communication technologies. Identified strategies for digital preservation by academic libraries as highlighted by this paper include the followings, investment strategies,short-time and long-time strategies. The study identified the re-use of ICT, especially the software component play a vital role in the digitization and preservation of scholarly publications. The paper went further to highlight the technical know-how and the ICT requirements in the digitization and preservation of scholarly publications which includes among others, identifying the items to be digitized, pulling them into loose sheets and digitize, ICT requirements highlighted includes scanners, digital cameras, use of Abbyyfine reader and uploading the items to Dspace. In conclusion, digitization and preservation of scholarly publications has to deal not only with the maintenance of files but also ways of keeping them accessible bearing in mind the current trends in technology