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Problems Of Book Acquisition In Academic Libraries
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Academic
libraries are mainly libraries within institutions of higher learning
including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. They are
billed to support the teaching, research and extension services of
parent institutions.
Large part of funding comes from government
grant. Academic libraries start as far back as 16th and 17th century in
Europe and America.
Therefore, in this study, the researcher will consider book as reference books and non-fiction book.
Reference
Books: According to Harrods libraries glossary, reference books is a
book such as dictionary, encyclopedia, gazettes, yearbooks, directories,
atlases which are compiled to supply definite piece of information of
varying extent and intended to be referred to rather than read through.
Reference books are usually comprehensive within scope, condensed in
treatment and systematically arranged to facilitate ease of use. They
are not read chapter by chapter they are not borrowed for home use
rather they are consulted by the librarian.
Non-fiction Books: This
is the prose writings that deal with facts (as distinct from novels,
stories, etc, which deal with unreal people and events, it includes
books in various sport areas. Donna Norton is of the view that one
should start from who’s who to how to. Examples of reference books
encyclopedia, dictionary and text books.
The first three laws of
library science by S.R. Ranaganathan emphasizes the importance of a book
in the library. The first is that books are meant for use, second, to
every reader his book and third to every book its reader, with this
special emphasis and importance according to book, it is therefore
necessary that books are acquired in any library. In academic libraries,
the notion of book acquisition is of prime importance of greater
importance too is the method and source through which books are acquired
especially fro academic libraries. When the image are what the
collection of the library is made up we will not address our minds to
the fact that the bulk of this is the various volumes and title of books
displayed conspicuously on the library’s shelves. In other words, the
book is an essential and important constituent of the academic library
to be precise. In academic libraries in Imo State, effective
consideration is given to book materials. A lot of books are acquired in
academic libraries through various methods and sources.
Evans (1974)
definition of acquisition incorporate some of these methods. According
to Evans, acquisition is the process of securing materials for the
library collection whether by purchase, as gifts or through exchange
programme.
There are other methods involved and the acquisition
librarian must explore all these method and utilize sources that will be
advantageous to him to acquire books for his library. This statement
emphasizes the most obvious activity in academic libraries. This
activity and its importance is summed up in Fatuji (1982) statement that
to provide a plentiful supply of goods and useful books in the college
library’s raison d’etre.
Since the academic library feels all the
social forces of education, research and services, it provides
information materials necessary for aiding this activity by utilizing
greatly all available methods and sources for its acquisition of books.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was based on the Problems of Books Acquisition in Academic Library. A case study of Imo State University Owerri (IMSU). The study was also made to find out what roles money play in the acquisition of book in the academic libraries. It also determined the level to which students and lecturers are consulted during selection of books to be acquired in their library through the findings it is observed that academic libraries acquires books through purchases gifts, exchange and inter-libra ... Continue reading---
