USER DELINQUENCY IN SELECTED ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN KADUNA STATE; ITS EFFECT ON LIBRARY COLLECTION

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2007
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Esievo, Lovet 0.
Mohammed, Z.
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ZARIA JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP
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The study examines forms of user delinquency in academic libraries in Kaduna State using survey research method. Questionnaires were administered to the librarians of fifteen (15) academic libraries Followed by personal visits that also allowed for oral interviews. All the questionnaires administrated were collected on the spot after completion by the respondents, thus giving a response rate of 100%. The study reveals that there are various forms of delinquent acts in academic libraries in Kaduna Slate. The study concludes that user delinquency is a phenomenon that exists and that academic librarians must intensify their efforts and adopt more effective methods of arresting the ugly trend in their libraries. It is recommended that close circuit television camera be used as a mode of surveillance and counseling the users in order to guard against deliquency in an academic librarv
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USER,, DELINQUENCY,, SELECTED,, ACADEMIC LIBRARIES,, EFFECT,, LIBRARY,, COLLECTION,
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