THE ROLE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (LIS) IN THE SEVEN (7) POINT AGENDA

Abstract

Successive governments in Nligeria in the last few decades have come up with different national development plans to revamp the economy and ameliorate the suffering of her citizens. From the Economic Stabilization Program of 1981, the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) of 1986,the Vision 2010 initiative, the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) in 2004 and now the 7 point Agenda.Unfortunately,none of these programs seems to have achieved the desired results. The major ingredient for the success of these programs lies in the ability of individuals to access and exploit quality information which translates to knowledge. Without information, national development plans remains idealistic and inclined towards failure. The paper examined the role of Library and Information services in the 7 point Agenda vis-avis the knowledge economy.