DOCUMENTING AND SHARING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN PRIVATE LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF SHEIKH UMAR SANDA LIBRARY
DOCUMENTING AND SHARING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN PRIVATE LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF SHEIKH UMAR SANDA LIBRARY
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2010-07-15
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Ibrahim, Umar
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Abstract
Christened knowledge age, the world in this century is interested in harnessing and sharing indigenous knowledge in any form and from any where in the globe. Using Sheikh Umar Sanda’s private library in general and his publications in particular, this paper demonstrated the rich indigenous information contents of private libraries in Nigeria. Analyzing the contents of some of his publications reveal the vast knowledge hidden in these private libraries
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Being a paper presented during a 2 day National Conference on the Problems and Prospects of Public/Private Arabic Manuscripts Repositories in Nigeria, organized by Arewa House, A. B. U. Zaria in collaboration with the Ford Foundation Office for West African Region held at Arewa House Kaduna 15th -16th July 2010
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Private Libraries,, Indigenous Knowledge,, Sheikh Umar Sanda,