Abstract

At present, there is an increasing concern about the dearth of white-collar job opportunities for many recent graduates of tertiary institutions in Nigeria, including graduates of Library and Information Science (LIS) programmes. Hence, there is a need for LIS professionals to proactively explore ways to create jobs based on their professional skills and knowledge, rather than wait to be employed. This paper identifies and discusses areas of information driven entrepreneurial opportunities available for LIS professionals in Nigeria and highlights how competitive intelligence could be applied as a strategic tool to start their own businesses by putting LIS skills into practice. It also highlights the necessary skills required for entrepreneur startup and its sustainability as well as the benefits of being a librapreneur.

摘要

目前，人们越来越担心尼日利亚许多大专院校的应届毕业生，包括图书馆和信息科学 (LIS) 项目的毕业生，缺乏白领工作机会。因此，LIS专业人士需要主动探索基于其专业技能和知识创造就业机会的方法，而不是等待就业。本文确定并讨论了尼日利亚 LIS 专业人员可用的信息驱动型创业机会领域，并强调了如何将竞争情报作为战略工具，通过将 LIS 技能付诸实践来开展自己的业务。它还强调了企业家创业所需的必要技能及其可持续性以及成为图书馆企业家的好处。