Librarians’ Perceptions of Metaverse Adoption in South‑West Nigerian Universities: Opportunities and Challenges
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22724511Keywords:
Metaverse, University librariesAbstract
The metaverse holds enormous potential to transform libraries, particularly in academic settings, where information resources and services are needed to foster creativity, innovation and intellectual discovery. This study employed a descriptive survey design with a quantitative approach to investigate librarians’ perceptions of the prospects and challenges of metaverse adoption in university libraries in South-west Nigeria. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire (Cronbach’s α=0.89) administered to 158 professional librarians across nine purposively selected universities, with 119 usable responses analysed in SPSS. Descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, standard deviation) were used to present the data. Findings show that librarians had strong perceptions of adopting the metaverse for user education (
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