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Role Of Library Committee In The Development Of An Academic Library
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The researcher
would want to explain this topic by defining the term library committee.
Library committee is defined as a group of people appointed by a larger
group to deal with a particular matter in the institution. In other
words they are fully involved in the planning and improvement of
academic libraries in the institution.
According to Izebekher (1992)
library committee is a crucial internal government unit of the library,
a partner in progress and a force to drive home the demands and needs
of the library in the academic board.
In this, the establishment of
the library committee has become an accepted practice in academic
libraries in Nigeria. Therefore in every well organized library,
especially in the academic context, emphasis has been made on the
existence of a result oriented library committee. In some academic
libraries, they are as old as the library itself. According to Oduagwu
(2006): library committee is the management of a library, the government
of a library, the library board, library trustee board, library
advisory committee etc. the library committee plays an important role,
it is the committee that is responsible to provide an atmosphere where
student and faculty alike will feel free to seek help of libraries and
staff in obtaining information either from our own collection or from
other sources. They also take part in the college programs as it strives
to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff in their academic and
research programs as well as providing materials for their leisure and
reading needs. Library committee could be seen as a group of people
appointed by the institution and government to control the entire
library system. The library committee is the body of the library that
makes policy. They are appointed by the institution and the government
as well. Their appointment does not base because of their profession and
trust but because of their ability for leadership, and are devoted to
the conviction that information seeking, reading are very essential to
the institution. However it should be noted that the future of the
library will depend on the effectiveness with which trustees members are
handling polices, and serve the interest of the library. They also
advance library objectives, refrain from interfering with management and
avoid politics. The absence of library committee in the institution
means that when issues affecting the library are brought before the
management and the academic board meeting will only be treated by the
librarian and some times, he loses out in the final analysis. The
researcher as a student of an institution notes that the absence of a
library committee in the universities contributed to the low standard in
the management of the academic library. The committee guide and
promotes the library development by recommending and securing necessary
funds from appropriate sources. They also guide the library and its
property by making rules and regulations for the proper use of its
resources and service. The committee is an advisory body and is
responsible for the provision of the library services. The committee
meets with the vice chancellor (VC) on the advice of the university
librarian.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work is aimed at finding out the role of library committee in the development of an academic library: a case study of Imo state university. The benefits problems and reasons for the development of the committee are discussed. Questionnaires are sent to Imsu library and were collected back which the major instrument for data collection.Opinions of people were gotten from questionnaire which was used in the frequency table.Recommendations are made by the researcher on the ways and me ... Continue reading---
