DEVELOPMENT AND ROLE OF INNOVATIVE SERVICES FOR SOCIETAL REORIENTATION IN ACHIEVING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES

This paper focuses on the development and roles of innovative library services in societal reorientation. The conceptual paper gathered information from secondary sources, including textbooks, journal articles, and conference papers. The paper examines innovative library services (ILS) in the Nigerian context, highlighting their impact on societal reorientation. Furthermore, it explores the concept of innovative library services and their applications in information generation, preservation, dissemination, and library management. The goal is to deliver desired outcomes in society and contribute to achieving national development in Nigeria. Innovative library services are a continuous process aimed at improving in all areas of information creation, packaging, and dissemination to library cliental. The process leads to a change in attitudes focusing on societal development. It concludes that Innovative Library Services promote corporate values, national positive image, and respect for human life. Furthermore, these services encourage a culture of hard work and productivity, wealth creation, employment generation, entrepreneurship, intangible wealth, and healthy competition.