ASSESSMENT OF INTERVENTION OF DONOR AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARY RESOURCES IN SPECIAL FEDERAL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE

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2014-05
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TIJANI, RUKAYAT IBRAHIM
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This research titled “Assessment of intervention of donor agencies in the development of library resources in special federal tertiary institutions in Zaria, Kaduna state.” was carried out to investigate the contributions of donor agencies to the development of library resources in Federal tertiary institutions in Kaduna north senatorial district. The objectives of the study are to find out the types of donations given to the libraries; the extent to which the donations from the donors have improved the resources of these libraries. Five (5) research questions were raised and answered. The study adopted qualitative research approach. While structured and open-ended interview and relevant documents, including gift and donation files, acquisition records and library accession registers were used to collect data for the study. The population of the study consisted of the Special Federal Tertiary Institution Libraries under study while the subjects of the study were the 41 staff, which included the institutions’ librarians (Liaison Officers) and the resources development unit library staff of each library. Descriptive statistical tools were used to analyze and present the data. The study discovered that the most donated resources to the libraries were books and journals; the findings also revealed that, though all the special federal tertiary institution libraries have one type of donor or the other, they mostly benefit from individual and corporate donors. It also discovered that two of these libraries do not keep accurate records of library resources. In the light of the findings of the study, it was concluded that the special federal tertiary institution libraries studied were inadequately funded, thus, the libraries have sought for an alternative means in terms of donation to support or augment the major source of fund for library resource development, which has contributed positively but not sufficiently to the development of the library. The study recommended among others that, there is need for the government to increase library annual allocation to avoid problem of inadequate funds. And there is a need for those libraries under study to seek for support from local donors such as Nigerian Book Foundation (NBF), Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) that could contribute financially or other wise to their library; also they should approach those institutions that benefited from foreign donors on how to reach them. Also, libraries should try as much as possible to keep record of their resources.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE (MLS) DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHAMDU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA MAY, 2014
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ASSESSMENT,, INTERVENTION,, DONOR,, AGENCIES,, DEVELOPMENT,, LIBRARY,, FEDERAL TERTIARY,, INSTITUTIONS,, ZARIA, KADUNA
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