Igbeka and Ola, Part 8
Recommendations
Professional staff and paraprofessionals should be employed, with their job specifications made known to them especially as regards organizing the materials. Shelf–reading should be carried out every day.
Computers should be procured and the process of retrospective conversion and metadata compilation should begin.
An Online Public Access Catalogue should be established.
The digitization process should be carried out by experienced professionals.
Air conditioners, proper lighting and staff offices should be made available to help change the image of the Africana Section.
The materials to be digitized should be prioritized. From the data of usage, theses are the most requested and consulted. Thus, the process of digitization should start with abstracts of theses followed by other materials in the Africana Section.