The purpose of the study was to design a digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute Library. The objectives of the study were to; identify the information resources and services offered, identify the challenges faced by users and design Digital Library for Bilal Islamic Institute. A case study research design was employed while adopting both qualitative and quantitative research approaches of data collection. Data was collected using face-to-face interviews, questionnaire and observation methods. 2 Librarians were purposively selected whereas convenience sampling was used to select 84 students who participated in the study. The study found out that the different information resources accessible in Bilal Islamic Institute Library were textbooks, past papers and questions banks, handouts and pamphlets, maps and photographs and electronic resources. The various services included reference services, current awareness services, circulation services, reading services, book loan services, and computer services. The challenges included unreliable electricity, poor network connectivity, storage problems, unawareness about the existing sources of information, inadequate support staff, lack of the up to date information in some fields of specialization, inadequate information resources, there is delay in delivery of current awareness information via emails, and sometimes information is not readily available. The solutions to the challenges were training of the library users on the use of ICTs, regular acquisition of the up to date information resources, increasing the funds for the library, and using social media. The study concluded that implementation of the digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute would help librarians easily access information resources from the Institute Library. Greenstone library software was used to develop the digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute. The study recommended Bilal Islamic Institute that it should implement a digital library in order to promote the users access to library services.

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