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Download full textGbadamosi, Belau Olatunde – Online Submission, 2011
The paper examines the level of library automation and virtual library development in four academic libraries. A validated questionnaire was used to capture the responses from academic librarians of the libraries under study. The paper discovers that none of the four academic libraries is fully automated. The libraries make use of librarians with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Automation, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedAguolu, C. C.; Aguolu, I. E. – World Libraries, 1997
Documents the contributions of one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists to the development of libraries in Nigeria. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was able to wield political influence to ensure a legal basis for public library development, establishment of the University of Nigeria Library and the eventual creation of National Library of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, History, Library Development
Peer reviewedOmoniyi, Joseph O. – Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 1997
Discusses the problems of spatial requirements and design as they affect utilization of audio-visual (AV) resources in Nigerian university libraries and presents a new design for an AV media center as an alternative to the current practices. Discusses decision making, consultation and analysis, and storage, access, and display considerations. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Equipment Storage
Peer reviewedIfidon, Sam E. – World Libraries, 1997
Assesses the collections of Nigerian university libraries by comparing them to those of their peers in other African and British universities. Discusses the impact of the World Bank Loan Project on resuscitating Nigerian university libraries. Strategies for maintaining adequacy and relevance of the collections for the 21st century are recommended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedIfidon, Betty I. – International Information & Library Review, 1996
A study of Nigerian university libraries revealed that government funds allocated to purchasing books were doubled following accreditation. Several thousand books and hundreds of journal titles were added to each library. Appendixes contain a list of Nigerian universities and a copy of the questionnaire used in the study. (PEN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAguolu, I. E. – International Information and Library Review, 1996
Nigerian university libraries are threatened by underfunding and inadequate collections and facilities. This article examines factors influencing the future prospects of Nigerian university libraries. Discusses Nigeria's mineral oil resources; political instability and stratification of ethnic groups; and the National Universities Commission, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBalarabe, Ahmed Abdu – Third World Libraries, 1995
Discusses the development of Nigerian federal universities and their libraries. Topics include library funding; the Nigerian economic crisis and the university library system; rationale for the World Bank Federal Universities Adjustment Loan Project that was used for library materials, staff development, and equipment; and problems with the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedOzowa, V. N.; Sule, N. N. – World Libraries, 1997
The Federal Government of Nigeria was granted US $120 million by the World Bank for solving long-standing university library problems, like small and poor quality of library collections, lack of library equipment, and training of staff. Recommends fiscal measures and asserts the credit facility serves as a palliative for the problem of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Financial Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAgboola, A. T. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Examines the development of Nigerian University libraries and the political factors that created them and continue to effect their development, with a focus on those established between 1980 and 1984. Users, governance, finance, buildings, staffing, collection development, services, cataloging and classification, and automation are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
