Resource Sharing in Nigerian University Libraries: A Survey

This study examines the current state of resource sharing in Nigerian university libraries. A survey research design using questionnaires and interviews was adopted for the study. Questionnaires were distributed among 65 university librarians in the country. The findings reveal that the majority of...

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Published inJournal of interlibrary loan, document delivery & electronic reserve Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 207 - 216
Main Authors Owolabi, K. A., Bamigboye, B. O., Agboola, I. O., Lawal, W. O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2011
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic libraries
Cooperation
Documents
Librarians
Libraries
Library resources
Loans
Nigeria
Nigerian universities
resource sharing
survey
Nigeria
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Summary:This study examines the current state of resource sharing in Nigerian university libraries. A survey research design using questionnaires and interviews was adopted for the study. Questionnaires were distributed among 65 university librarians in the country. The findings reveal that the majority of Nigerian university librarians agree that resource sharing is important and that exchange of publications is the most common mode of doing so. Constraints and hindrances to resource sharing are identified, and recommendations for improvements are made.
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ISSN:1072-303X
1540-3572
DOI:10.1080/1072303X.2011.604599