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Effects Of Poor Funding Of Public Libraries In Nigeria
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Lack of appreciation by policy makers in government is one of
the problems. This shows that the public libraries in the nation are not
given due recognition they deserve and this is traceable not only to
the non-quantifiable nature of library services but also the
misconception given to libraries by government to get off these
problems. There must be a re-orientation on the part of the policy
makers in government to accord the public library the recognition it
deserves.
According to Egbulonu (2002), he said that these problems
have adversely affected the public library services and its operations.
The result of the impending global economic situation on the other hand
has drastically affected the attainment or achievements of basic
standards in funding the libraries.
From the history of public
libraries in Nigeria, the problem if funds has remained an intractable
phenomenon. The Nigerian library association is worried by the poor
funding of libraries generally but public libraries in particular.
Therefore the Nigerian Library Association has organized several
conferences that highlight the problems of poor funding of public
libraries and need for improved funding. This conference suggested and
recommended widering the sources of funding public libraries rather than
depending on government funding only.
The 1st floor contains one
reference, circulation and adult lending section. The library began its
operation with a financial provision of form N564, 837-66 for the
financial year 1976/77.
1.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IMO STATE LIBRARY BOARD, OWERRI.
Imo
state library from the year 1976-2011. Imo state library board came out
from eastern regional library board. It was later part of eastern
central library. On 3rd February 1976, more state were created in
Nigeria and Imo state was one of those states. It was carried out of the
former eastern central state. As a result of this creation, the east
central library board broke into Anambra and Imo state library board.
However, it was only in September 976, that the indigenous Imo state
staff in Enugu transferred to Owerri to establish the administrative
headquarters of Imo state library board. The mobility was in part
because printing binding and reprography staff was the last to move by
the end of September, 1976 prior to the movement, the assets and
liabilities of the former east central state library board were shared.
The Anambra state library board retained the buildings and fixed assts
whole fiscal cash and information resources were shared consequently,
Owerri divisional library which was under completion was hurriedly
finished and used as the headquarter.
The new library was opened to
the public on the 12th of November, 1976 by the military governor
commander Godwin Ndubuisi Kanu. The building was constructed to
accommodate 85,000 volumes. The sum of 35,904.84 was said to be spent on
the building at that time of its opening. The building is also designed
to house on the ground floor the children’s library, the acquisition
and cataloguing departments, the information consultancy unit, the staff
reading room and the reprographic unit as well as the auditoria
housing. There is also the handicap section which was opened by the
military governor of Imo state commander Amadi Ibekweghe on 1st
November, 1989 and the exhibition which was taken over by the NTA.
The
1st floor contains one references, circulation and adult lending
section. The library began its operation with a financial provision of
fome N564,837-66 for the financial year 1976/77.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The public library is a social institution which is tied to the political and social realities of the communities, where it is situated. Library helps an organizations to achieve this stated goals and its achievement is dependent I the adequate fund available to the library involved. Looking at one goal set out by public library to achieve and with the fact that less is achieved due to poor materials and infrastructural facilities in our present day societies, its discovered that inadequate fund ... Continue reading---
