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