APPLICATION OF GREENSTONE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Abstract

Information services are frequently associated with the empowerment of people, and libraries strive to provide information to diverse users and their needs. This paper highlights the essence and goals of Greenstone Digital Library Software, an open source package. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the internet or on CD-ROM by digital technologies. It also attempts to outline some of the main issues surrounding digitization with particular reference to National Library of Nigeria bibliographic databases and other collections as a basis for creating virtual library to speed up access to her textual information.