http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/organisations/nnamdi-azikiwe-library/ Recent content in Nnamdi Azikiwe Library on Ariadne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Mon, 11 Sep 2017 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/77/prince-jacon-igwe/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/77/prince-jacon-igwe/ Abstract Academic libraries across the world are steadily incorporating social media as means to achieving their primary concern of supporting teaching and research in their respective higher institutions. Yet, there appears to be little concern for constant and instant conversation with users on these platforms. As a remedy, this paper makes a case for social media librarianship whereby a dedicated librarian is given the mandate of handling the social media platforms as their primary duty. http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/author/prince-jacon-igwe-author-profile/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/author/prince-jacon-igwe-author-profile/ Prince Jacon Igwe is an academic librarian at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He was one of the nominees shortlisted for the American Journal Experts’ (AJE) Gold Medal Researcher Award in 2016. His research interests include, among other, social media librarianship, literacy promotion through the library, development communication through the library, and library assessment/evaluation.