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Strategies For Combating Book Theft And Vandalism In Academic Libraries
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1.2 ASSUPMTIONS/BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In this research it is assumed
1) That there are delinquent users in academic libraries in institutions of higher learning including the two under study
2) Actions of these delinquents tend to vandalize library materials.
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That is the duty of the academic libraries to find means of curbing
vandalism which constitute a magnitude of book theft, book mutilation
and destruction to library property such as window furniture etc.
1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Library
materials are daily stolen or mutilated in the face of other
anti-social activities, by delinquent users. Most of our academic
libraries fall victims of this type of unfortunate incident.
The
university of Lagos library was so irked by the alarming rate of book
loss and damage that it had to resort to raiding students halls of
residence in an attempt to recover library materials.
Similarly, the
Kenneth Dike library of university of Ibadan once issued out circular
letters to all the university departments, over the rate at which
library materials steal into student’s possession illegally. In an
article captioned “Library theft†college of education, Ibadan-Ode so
worried at the rate of book theft in the institutions library that they
had to set up a panel to investigate the matter. The Nigerian civil war
on its own part, dealt such a devastating blow on the library of the
university of Nigeria, Nsukka that it is yet to fully gain it’s momentum
from the holocaust.
Libraries could also be prone to disasters worst
than theft. Do academics libraries in Imo state have any security
arrangement to safe guard their materials? If Yes, how effective are the
prevailing security arrangements in preventing stealing and mutilation
or damage? This are the problems this project will investigate and
attempt to profer solution or recommendations.
1.4 AIMS/PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The
purpose of this study is to establish means of fighting vandalism in
academic libraries. It will bring out the problems of security in these
academic libraries and the causes of such problems.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION
The
research study is to develop and enlighten the user of the academic
libraries, and also to prove what they have been catered for them to get
the materials for this research questions.
It will state-out how the
materials are being summarized in this particular field. It occupied
total summarization of the questions.
1.6 SCOPE/LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This
study covers two academic libraries in Imo state namely: Federal
Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri and Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Also, attention will be given to security gadgets that can help to
minimize these problems. This is to say that it will be designed to
prevent library materials from being mutilated or damage by unscrupulous
and anti-social library users.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]For the purpose of the study, it is assumed that library users exists in the academic libraries studies. These users cause damage to library materials.The study covers the various means and devices to safeguard library materials from being vandalized by obnoxious and antisocial library users. In order to portray the relevance or importance of the research questions, the researcher made use of questionnaire method, oral interview and observation to get needed information. It was realized that mut ... Continue reading---
