LIBRARIANS IDENTITY AND EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PRACTICE (EBLIP) IN NIGERIA.

Abstract

An analytical examination of librarian identity in the twenty-first century is provided in this

paper. Because of the ever-changing character of the modern knowledge society, library and

information procedures must be completely redesigned through research. Promoting full

participation in high-quality qualitative and quantitative research by librarians and information

science practitioners is the main goal of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice

(EBLIP). In order to stay relevant in this knowledge-driven culture, librarians' research output

was therefore examined along with the need to reorient librarians and information professionals

generally to embrace research. Nonetheless, there was also discussion of the difficulties facing

evidence-based practice in the fields of information science and libraries. Accordingly, it was

concluded that in order to enhance service delivery, librarians should keep integrating research

into their regular, everyday activities.