Information Pricing and Entrepreneurship in Libraries and Information Centres: The Challenges in Nigeria

Abstract

Information pricing and entrepreneurship in library and information profession is a new development in Nigeria. Although, the Nigeria society is still years behind as to modern best practices when compared to the developed nations .Efforts have been made by librarians and information managers to introduce the new trend of pricing and marketing of information, however, this new idea is facing a lot of challenges which is serving as a clog in the wheel of development in library and information profession in Nigeria .This paper examined these challenges with a view to recommending appropriate solution.