Awareness, availability and utilization of ict facilities for effective service delivery in academic libraries in nigeria edidiong akpanatata enyene, e. I wish also to thank the staff of the university library west. This is so because library provides unhindered access to information needed for academic, economic and social advancement of any nation. Library of congress federal research division country profile. User education in federal university libraries unl digital commons. If academic libraries in nigeria are to measure up.
It also analyzes academic libraries situation in nigeria within the context of inadequate funding. It borders on the gulf of guinea an arm of the atlantic ocean in the south, on benin in the west, on niger in the northwest and north, on chad in the northeast, and on cameroon in the east. Roles of academic library in the national and economic. Rivers state university of science and technologynigeria, abstract one of the most enduring legacies parents and the country can pass on to its youth is education. Assessment of nigerian university library web sites 77 many worthwhile studies have been conducted in the. It is the glue that holds the building, collection and staff together and allows the library to attain its goals.
Academic library impact american library association. Nigerian libraries provides information on library science in nigeria. The place of academic libraries in nigerian university education. As pointed out by aguolu 1996, since independence in 1960, there has been an unrelenting upsurge in the establishment of educational institutions at all levels, especially. Sources of funds in academic libraries in delta state, nigeria. Challenges of academic library management in developing countries provides the latest theoretical frameworks and empirical research into academic libraries, investigating concerns such as illiteracy, budgeting, software development, technical training, and others. The university of abuja does not have such an ideal library for now. Marketing of library and information services in university libraries. A comparison of education systems in nigeria and the united states of america 1976. The development of academic library in nigeria can be traced back to the pre. This paper identifies and discusses low patronage, almost total absence of current materials, lack of adequate numbers of trained personnel and above all inadequate funding as the major problems hindering the development of public libraries in nigeria. It should also be noted that state governments also finance higher education in nigeria but the magnitude of their finances on higher education varies according to the number of such institutions that are owned by such states.
Since the library of the american university of nigeria aun was established in 2005, it has. Awareness, availability and utilization of ict facilities. Elaturoti 2002, development of public and school libraries in nigeria, proceedings of the panafrican panarab conference on public and school libraries, the hague, netherlands. It investigated the number of selection policy, acquisition. The growth of public libraries in nigeria has been long and problem ridden. Staff development programme in the academic library in nigeria abstract the topic is on staff development programmes in academic libraries which deals with the management of staff in academic libraries on how they can be motivated, taking care of and being treated well in the programme conducted for them in order to render good services to the users of academic libraries. Registration council of nigeria, national library of nigeria and other library stakeholders need to be involved in the inspection of schools at federal, state and local government level to ensure policies are implemented. Use of reference sources and services by students in. List of public libraries in nigeria education nigeria. A comparison of education systems in nigeria and the united states of america james edem etim. Quality management approaches in academic libraries. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. The names and website addresses of the journals are available.
Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. National library of nigeria, 227,herbert macaulay way, yaba, lagos state. Only one university library did not have user education policy but. Electronic examination in nigeria, academic staff perspectivecase study. Academic libraries in nigeria must meet the demands the 21st century. Akwa ibom state university library obio akpa campus, oruk anam local government area, nigeria email. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. A catalogue record for this publication is available from the british library library of congress cataloguing in publication data falola, toyin. Its pride of place should be reflected both in its architecture and collection of books and journals. The purpose of this study was to examine building library collections in university lib raries in nigeria. This paper discusses the paradigm shift in academic library services. Use of information and communication technology in academic libraries in nigeria abstract academic libraries play a prominent role in providing information services in various forms to researchers, scientist, policy makers, planners etc. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident.
History of the development of higher education in nigeria. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. Pdf assessment of nigerian university library web sites. Ondo state public library, st peters bus stop, oyemekun road, akure, ondo state. National open university of nigeria library academia. A comparison of education systems in nigeria and the. Afribary helps you access academic research works across africa. Nigeria library association, federal ministry of education, working relationship, policy implementation. The school library system is identified as one of the vital organs of any educational system. We help you write top quality academic research works, project topics, essays, thesis etc. The national library of nigeria came into effect in the mid1960s, with the enactment of the national library act of 1964. The importance of funding in providing quality library service cannot be overemphasized. The nigerian educational system allocations were 45 percent and 22 percent of the requests respectively. Assessment of areas of coverage of undergraduate research in library and information technology at federal university of technology fut.
List of books and articles about nigerian history online. Above all academic library can provide information on improving productivity, hygiene, information on business activities and promote democracy and socialeconomic issues only, if the three tiers of nigeria government knowing fully that no nation can prospers without reliable information and no information can be properly managed and. Nnamdi azikiwe library university of nigeria, nsukka. Information and knowledge management issn 22245758 paper issn 2224896x online vol. Academic libraries, case study, framework analysis, nigeria, quality management, university libraries. The role of the mass media in promoting the nigerian cultural heritage kenneth asor tsebee department of mass communication benue state university, makurdi, benue state, nigeria email. Pdf utilization of library resources by lecturers in university of cape coast. In an academic library, reference sources are to assist the lecturers and students in teaching and.
Challenges of academic library management in developing. The nigerian school library journal is a scholarly publication of the nigerian school library association that focuses on issues relating to school library media centers establishment, administration, organization, media resources management, reading development, elearningmlearning, and other related topics of concern to researchers and school librarians or media specialists and those in. How we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title. Academic libraries in nigeria in the 21st century by. The reference sources are kept in the reference section of the library for reference purpose and not to be borrowed. Ahistoryofnigeria assets cambridge university press. Nigeria is one of the developing countries where many challenges are affecting the management of its academic libraries, especially in the area of information. Public library, ict, reading, senior secondary school students. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Library philosophy and practice ejournal libraries at university. Improving practice and essential areas to research. Illupeju public library not sure thats the name, opposite lsdpc, illupeju, lagos.
The history of university library development in nigeria dates back to preindependence time when the university of ibadan and its library were established in 1948. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Librarians allow users to make photocopy of needed pages of the materials in the reprography unit of the library. Introduction the place of the library in the educational programme of any society cannot be underrated. Prior to the passage of the national library act, a series of educational conferences conducted in ibadan, had laid the intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries funded by the government to provide accessibility of educational materials to nigerians. This subsystem of education has witnessed poor quality service delivery. In particular, this book will be of use to professionals and researchers working. The history of the development of higher education in nigeria will be incomplete without consideration of the report of ashby commission and its role in the nations education development. Recent the journal of academic librarianship articles.
Abstract what is today seen as academic library in nigeria is the effort of several metamorphorical advancements that begin many years ago outside of. Library and information science university of nigeria. An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution and serves two complementary purposes. As a result, there is a high level of alienation in our. The library was established in october 1977 in order to provide effective services. National open university of nigeria noun francis osang international journal of information and education technology, vol. As technology develops, the need for this type of smart library will only increase. Assessing the contents of nigeria academic library website.