Applied Informatics: Librarian Scepticism of Artificial Intelligence in Information Retrieval — Does AI Promote Library Usage or Displace It? Evidence from the Nigerian University Library Landscape
Librarian scepticism towards artificial intelligence (AI) tools in information retrieval is routinely reframed in African higher education discourse as a capacity gap. This paper challenges that reframing. Using a convergent mixed-methods design — a survey of 214 librarians across 27 Nigerian universities, 32 semi-stru...