INFOPRENEEURSHIP, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONS
INFOPRENEEURSHIP, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONS
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2026
Authors
IFENYINWA, J. Udumukwu
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Library and Information Management Forum Vol. 28. No. 1 2026
Abstract
Digital transformation is fundamentally reshaping Library and Information Science (LIS),
Archives and Records Management (ARM), Publishing (PUB), and Health Information
Management (HIM) sectors. This conceptual paper examines how infopreneurship the creation
of entrepreneurial ventures within information professions emerges as a critical response to
contemporary challenges across these sectors. Drawing on infopreneurship theory and digital
innovation frameworks, we argue that infopreneurship addresses multiple imperatives:
leveraging artificial intelligence and automation to create new service models, facilitating the
shift from traditional to digitally-enabled operations, ensuring organizational and professional
sustainability amid technological disruption, and enhancing job security and career
advancement for information professionals. The paper concludes that institutional and
educational support for infopreneurship is essential for future-ready information professions.
The way forward for information professionals lies in embracing infopreneurship as both a
mindset and a practice. This requires intentional investment in entrepreneurial education,
institutional policy reform, professional association advocacy, and enabling funding
ecosystems. African and Nigerian information professionals must leverage their unique
contextual expertise to build sustainable, socially impactful ventures that address the
continent’s pressing information needs in the digital age.
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