Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has advanced reasons why Nigerians across every stratum should develop a robust reading culture.
According to him, it has become imperative in the age of fast pace of emerging development to imbibe reading culture for better knowledge and information.
Danbatta made the disclosure at the 2021 library/museum day on Thursday in Abuja.
He described the library as a learning resource assessed by its level of currency in its quality, quantity, and variety of the stocks.
According to him, the e-section in the library is an important component of the library resource which allows link up and access more databases for information electronically.
The NCC boss called on the commission to continue seeking ways to maximize the library resource in meeting its mandate and expanding knowledge and information.
He said: “The library is a learning resource. The stock of a library is normally assessed by its level of currency, what is the quality, quantity, variety of the stock. We must be able to embark on assessing the whole thing.
“An important component of the library resource is the e-section. The e-section is the section that allows you to link up and access more data bases for information.
“When we assess the library, we pay careful attention to the ability of users to access more data bases electronically.
“The most importantly thing is for you to be able to sight a reference that is credible. The library is a component of the entire learning process.
“I believe the outcome of today’s event will help change our reading culture, if you don’t have a reading culture, please try and acquire one, it is very important to read. It will motivate us to have a critical look of innovations.”
According to him, it was important to collect exhibits and conserve telecommunications items to enlighten and educate stakeholders.
“Museums generally play important roles in the society by observing the past and appreciate the future through providing insight into the history of a people and educating a future of generations,” he said.
The Director General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Nigeria (NCMM), Mr. Abba Isa-Tijani, said Museums plays a crucial role in preserving local culture with careful documentation and artifact preservation of institutions and sectors.
The DG who was represented by Kilba Zainab-Uche, Assistant Director Museums, said the museum sector must move with new trends of technology development, adding that the traditional role and aspect of museums could not be underestimated.
He said, “The NCC has a museum where significant and historical telecommunications objects are exhibited, this is historic.
“So the new role of museums in the digital era is still emerging. The museum is not yet completely digital because there is the need to converge both the new and traditional.”