LIBRARIANS' REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA: AN AGENDA FOR PROFESSIONALISM

Abstract

The Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) has far reaching implications for the library profession. This paper is targeted at bringing to light these implications for the Nigerian Librarians. The paper advances the role of the LRCN as an agenda for professionalism of the librarians. Also, the position as well as status of the librarians is defined by highlighting the various roles of the librarians and the nexus between the librarian and the need for professionalism in Nigerian.