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Item Library automation and the training needs of 21st century professionals: trend and challenges in academic library(Department of Educational Foundations, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria, 2020-08) Moruf, H. A.; Olaojo, P. O.Library automation is a key feature of the 21st-century library as it provides better management of library operations and Services through computerization and networking. It has become the tinkle word in the library profession and a target necessity for training and development of library Professionals. A well-trained librarian would make better and economic use of hardware and Software facilities which would go a long way to aid the full-scale automation of the library. Hence, this article focused on library automation trend and the training needs of 21bl- century library Professionals for full automation of academic libraries in Nigeria. It revealed the key challenges to effective automation of academic libraries and the need to enhance the proficiency of library Professionals in Nigeria. Conclusion and recommendations were highlighted among which were; mobilizing Tertiary Education Trust Fund allocation for an academic library to fund automation project and subsequent provision of adequate budgetary allocation for training and development of libraries in the 21st Century, setting up a committee to plan, implement and maintain the development of library automation, orienting library Professionals on the need for library automation training and retraining of all the staff that are involved in the automation Service Provision chain.Item Library markers space in academic and public library(IGI Global, 2020) Alonge, A. J.This study examines the Library Markers Space in Academic and Public libraries. These spaces are specifically designed, aimed at meeting the unexpressed needs of library users and to influence them to profitably engage in the library by creating physical or digital objects, which are open for the free use of all library users. Library’ makerspace enables Graphic arts, web design and animation and assists students in their projects that involve digital images. Nevertheless, factors such as lack of technical skills, inadequate power supply and lack of trained manpower distort the application of Library Markers Space in academic and public libraries