THE PROSPECTS OF FEE-BASED LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: FOCUS ON FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THECHNOLOGY, MINNA, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC BIDA AND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MINNA.
THE PROSPECTS OF FEE-BASED LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: FOCUS ON FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THECHNOLOGY, MINNA, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC BIDA AND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MINNA.
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2007
Authors
Oyedun, G. U.
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ZARIA JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP
Abstract
Sonic decades ago, libraries all over the world had depended on their parent
institutions for their survival. In recent times libraries are characterized by dwindling
resources as government funding has been drastically reduced. This has, in turn, affected
the development of libraries and their services to the users. In order to survive the
economic crunch, libraries should try and plan on the prospects of marketing their
information services. It is on this note that this paper examined the funding or otherwise
of some academic libraries in Niger State, Nigeria to know the prospects and future of
marketing information services in these libraries. Questionnaire was used to gather
information from the respondents. The paper recommends that having put libraries in
expected standard, most services provided in the library should be charged.
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PROSPECTS,, FEE-BASED,, LIBRARY,, SERVICES,, ACADEMIC LIBRARIES,, FOCUS,