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Preservation And Conservation Of Library Materials
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In the course of preservation and
conservation of library materials in the digital age a good number of
problems are been encourage like fragile storage media. Technology
obsolesces, and we also have legal questions surrounding copying and
access as one of the problems that militate against preservation and
conservation of library materials. Under the fragile storage media:-
most of digital materials are specially vulnerable to loss because they
are stored on fragile magnetic media that deteriorate rapidly and can
fail suddenly from exposure of heat, humidity etc. then under technology
obsolesce. Digital materials becomes unreadable and unnecessary to
retrieve information from the media becomes obsolete the information
from machine to human readable from is no longer available above are the
few problem encountered at course of preserving and conserving library
materials.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
• To determine if there is need for preservation and conservation of library materials.
• To find out whether the equipment for preserving and conserving library materials.
• To find out problems that militates against the preservation and conservation of library materials.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Are
there needs for preservation and conservation of library materials?
What are the techniques and methods for preserving and conserving of
library materials.
Are there equipments for preserving and conserving
library materials what are the personnel need for preserving and
conserving library materials what are the challenges confronting the
preservation and conservation of library materials. Are there panacea to
solve the problem of preservation and conservation of library
materials?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The significance or
preservation and conservation of library materials cannot be
overemphasis because it enhance in keeping those materials for future
purpose. Closely related to the above significance is that preservation
and conservation of library materials ensure the life long span of those
materials in the library.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This work covers
preservation and conservation of library materials. The study is on Imo
state public library, Board Owerri Imo state. And it equally focuses in
the facilities and techniques involved in the conservation and
preservation of library materials in public library.
1.7 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IMO STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Imo
state public library Owerri started as a building for divisional
library services under the umbrella of East central library Board. The
creation of Imo state out of the East central took place in the year
1976, the Imo state indigence’ in the former East central state library
returned from Enugu to from the numbers of new library board operations.
Furthermore,
the state central library was established on 21th Nov. 1976. The assets
and liabilities of the former board were shared prior to the movement
to Owerri. As time goes on, the new library board began operation with
budget of N546832,66 for the financial 1976/77 of the sum N246,832,66
was inherited from he central library board and N300,00 was financial
provision by the Imo state Movement. Imo state and Anambra shared
considerable quality of new books which had been processed and allocated
to the creation of the state. Assets recovered from the sharing
exercise include six catalogue cabinets and cards originally meant by
Owerri division library. Some filling cabinets and few typewriters. The
Imo state public library board was established by edict No 12 1977 which
made provision for the composition of board not less than four but not
more than six members the appointment of director and a secretary to the
board function of the board include engagement of staff. Finding and
auditing, legal deposit of publications land acquisition, authenticated
of documents, powers to invest and pension benefits.
To crown it all,
Imo state library was initially under the ministry of education and
information and on separation of education and information as ministry
of their own, the library board was placed under the ministry of
information culture, youth and sports where it is today.
As earlier
stated that the board was appointed on 10th November, 1976 It consist of
Prof. A. O. Anya as Chairman and seven members namely, Prof. D.I.
Nwogu, Dr. Eze Oqueri, Mrs. Gloria I. Ofo, Mazi F. Nwosu Ezi Mrs. R.
Umelo, presently they have Chief C.D.B Williams as chairman, Mr. Jude,
C. Ejimofor secretary, members are as followed Honourable Augustus
Chikekie, Hon. Mike O. Okoro, Mr. P.N.. Iwu, Dr. Samson Nzeribe, Sir
C.C. Onuneme.
1.8 DEFINITION OF BASIC OPERATIONS
CONSSERVATION:
As a term that embraces several related idea such as restoration, which
is the action taken to correct deterioration of all kind and also
maintain items in as near as possible original form. (Alegbeleye, 1985).
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