Public Libraries in Nigeria: Decades of Persisting Problems |
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| Institution: | 2. Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;4. Africa Director, Kids Operating Room, Lusaka, Zambia;5. University Teaching Hospital, Zambia Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia;6. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia;1. Graded Specialist (Surgery), 308 Field Hospital, C/O 56 APO, India;2. Graded Specialist (Surgery), 153 General Hospital, C/O 56 APO, India;3. Graded Specialist, Community Medicine, DADH 06 Mountain Division, India;4. Senior Advisor, (Surgery) & GI Surgery, Command Hospital (Northern Command), India;5. Graded Specialist (Surgery), 153 General Hospital, C/O 56 APO, India;1. Facial Plastics and Craniofacial Surgery, SUNY Upstate, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13207, USA;2. Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Cleft and Craniofacial Center, Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA;1. Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, Scotland;2. University of Aberdeen, Scotland;3. Department of General Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland;4. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Scotland;5. University of Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | The growth of public libraries in Nigeria has been long and problem ridden. This paper identifies and discusses low patronage, almost total absence of current materials, lack of adequate numbers of trained personnel and above all inadequate funding as the major problems hindering the development of public libraries in Nigeria. It offers some radical and practical suggestions on how to ameliorate the situation, including the repackaging of information materials and the involvement of wealthy individuals and multinational organizations in the funding of public libraries. |
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