Purpose

The purpose of the article is to investigate readiness of academic librarians toward the use of robotic technologies in Nigerian university libraries. The article provides further insights on the following areas: •What are the levels of readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards robotic technologies in terms of digital infrastructure, policy framework and human development for the adoption and use of robotics in the libraries? •What services are available in the university libraries that can be handled by robotic technologies? •Are academic librarians aware of the potential benefits of robotics in library operations? •What are the potential challenges that university libraries may face in the adoption and use of robotic technologies?

Design/methodology/approach

The study is a survey research anchored on positivism paradigm. The questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. Furthermore, 100 academic librarians were selected from the ten purposively selected ten universities. Snowballing sample technique was used to select ten academic librarians from each of the university libraries.

Findings

The findings of the study revealed that the readiness of university libraries in Nigeria towards the adoption and use of robotic technologies in Nigeria is nothing to write home about. It indicates that university libraries in the country are not ready to adopt the use of this technology despite the high benefits they have to offer in library operations.

Research limitations/implications

The limitations of the study lay on the fact that very few librarians from each of the selected university libraries were selected; and at the same time, it covers only ten university libraries in the country.

Originality/value

The study is very important to university library management on the necessary steps that need to be taken for the effective adoption of robotic technologies. This research can be a guide to them. In addition, the empirical analysis of the study contributes to social informatics development in Nigeria.

中文翻译：

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学术图书馆员准备在尼日利亚大学图书馆使用机器人技术

目的

本文的目的是调查学术图书馆员在尼日利亚大学图书馆中使用机器人技术的准备情况。本文就以下领域提供了进一步的见解： •尼日利亚大学图书馆在数字基础设施、政策框架和人类发展方面对机器人技术的准备程度如何，以在图书馆采用和使用机器人技术？• 大学图书馆中有哪些可以通过机器人技术处理的服务？• 学术图书馆员是否意识到机器人技术在图书馆运营中的潜在好处？•大学图书馆在采用和使用机器人技术方面可能面临哪些潜在挑战？

设计/方法/方法

该研究是一项基于实证主义范式的调查研究。问卷被用作数据收集工具。此外，从十所特意选择的十所大学中选出了100名学术图书馆员。使用滚雪球抽样技术从每个大学图书馆中选择十名学术图书馆员。

发现

研究结果表明，尼日利亚大学图书馆对在尼日利亚采用和使用机器人技术的准备程度无可厚非。这表明该国的大学图书馆尚未准备好采用这项技术，尽管它们必须在图书馆运营中提供高收益。

研究限制/影响

这项研究的局限性在于，每个选定大学图书馆的图书馆员都很少被选中。同时，它只覆盖了全国十所大学图书馆。

原创性/价值

这项研究对于大学图书馆管理来说非常重要，因为它需要采取必要的步骤来有效地采用机器人技术。这项研究可以作为他们的指南。此外，该研究的实证分析有助于尼日利亚社会信息学的发展。