African Librarians and the Future of Learning: Reflections from the 5thAfLIA Conference and 7th African Library Summit in Accra, Ghana

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Omorodion Okuonghae is the Head of E-library Services at Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria. He has Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in Library and Information Science from Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He has published numerous scholarly publications in reputable local and international outlets in the field of Library and information science. He has also presented papers at many local, national and International conferences. Omorodion has received several awards and recognitions including the ‘Best Paper Presenter’ award at the 57th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Library Association, and the overall best graduating student recognition in the Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Omorodion is highly passionate about Librarianship, Emerging Technologies in Library, Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication. He is a member of NLA. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pl&user=SXYe37MAAAAJ Magnus Igbinovia is currently the Head of Electronic Library at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Library and Information Science, Ambrose Alli University. He is currently undertaking a PhD program at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The author has written over fifty (50) scholarly articles published in reputable international and local journals. He has co-edited a book entitled “Global Perspectives on Sustainable Library Practices” published by IGI Global. He has also presented papers on Library and Information Science related conferences. He is a member of a few professional bodies like the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Library Advocacy Group (LAG) and certified by the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). He is the recipient of the 2016 Young Library and Information Professionals (yLIPs) award by the Nigerian Library Association. He also received the award of ‘Best Paper Presenter at the 55th National conference / AGM, Nigerian Library Association (NLA)’ in 2017. Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7C_Br5QAAAAJ.