• Effects Of Poor Funding Of Public Libraries In Nigeria

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    • 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
      This study will enable us to know the state to public libraries in Nigeria that is, the problems facing public libraries in Nigeria. It will also be of important to researcher or any other person who is interested in find out are the state of public libraries in Nigeria, especially Imo state library board Owerri. It will also help us to appreciate the public library as an agent of political, social and religious development of a community which can compel them into passing the right judgment and taking the right decision that affect their lives and existence. The study as expected will be an added literature in this branch of public librarianship.
      1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
      The scope and literature of the study will enable us to know the funding of public libraries in Nigeria, especially Imo state library board. The investigation is limited to Nigeria only one type of library which is the public libraries. Only the staff and users of Imo state library board and other public libraries are to be consulted in the course of this investigation limitation encountered in this course of this investigation include time constraints, financial constraints, restricted access to information, that is, some relevant materials on net were not accessible only their abstracts also some people refused to fill the questionnaire.
      1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
      1) What is the major source of fund for public library?
      2) Are the public libraries facing any problem?
      3) What are the problems faced by public libraries in Nigeria especially Imo state public library board Owerri?
      4) What are the other source of funds are available to these public libraries.
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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---