INFOPRENEEURSHIP, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONS

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dc.contributor.authorIFENYINWA, J. Udumukwu
dc.contributor.otherCHUKWUu, Victoria Nwali
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-28T19:37:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-28T19:37:50Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.descriptionJournal of Library and Information Management Forum
dc.description.abstractDigital 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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/123456789/13251
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLibrary and Information Management Forum Vol. 28. No. 1 2026
dc.titleINFOPRENEEURSHIP, DIGITAL INNOVATION AND FUTURE-READY SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONS
dc.typeArticle
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