Ahmad Abubakar, a serving Corps Member with state number FC/20B/1340 under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme has donated a e-library to the organisation as his personal Community Development Service (CDS) Project.
The NYSC National Youth Service Corps is a program set up by the Nigerian government to involve Nigerian graduates in nation building and the development of the country. While the NYSC Community Development Service (CDS) is often referred to as secondary assignment and is compulsory for every corp member (group cds). It is aimed at correcting the imbalance in the nation’s rural-urban development through the various community development programmes executed by corps members.
Abubakar believes that the manual system of library operations is getting obsolete globally, hence, the need for a digitalized method of storing information, he stated these during the commissioning of the project at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Abuja yesterday.
He noted that he was inspired to initiate the e-library project in order to help expand the NYSC library and enhance its rich resources to Corps Members, NYSC staff members and other stakeholders.
“As the manual system of library operations is getting obsolete globally and no more effective as it should be, l decided to convert the book materials into digital formats through proper digitization procedures for easy access.
The computerization of the library was considered necessary to enable free access to the library materials, including some NYSC publications that were also digitized in order to preserve them as reference materials”, he stated.
The project donor said he sourced for sponsors and was able to “set up the digital library with items such as a server, computer work stations, printers, professional book scanners and other items”.
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He thanked the NYSC for providing a conducive environment for him to unleash his potentials while he also expressed appreciation to the project sponsors for assistance.
According to the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim described Abubakar “as a goal-getter, honest and dedicated Corps Member.”
He thanked him for initiating and executing the laudable project, promising that it will be put to judicious use.
“I want to urge other Corps Members to emulate Corps Member Abubakar and provide laudable projects that would leave good memories after their service year“, he concludes.
Source: National Youth Service Corps
