UNIVERSITY PRESSES IN NIGERIA: DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS.
UNIVERSITY PRESSES IN NIGERIA: DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS.
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1983-06
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OKETUNJI, IBIDAPO
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This study is a description and analysis of university
presses in Nigeria; with particular emphasis on their past
and present activities, their publication procedure and types
of publication emanating from them, and finally their
expected role within the context of our society.
In order to carry out the research, the universities
having presses were selected. This was done by writing all
the universities in the country to officially ascertain
those having functioning presses.
The data and information for this study have been
collected by using questionnaires, personal interviews with
Managing Directors, editors, Marketing managers and library
resources.
To test the hypothesis postulated, questionnaire used
was designed to elicit opinions and feelings of the staff
of the presses on the role of the university presses. The
information obtained from the questionnaire as well as the
ones obtained from discussion with the staff members were
used to test the hypotheses,to draw conclusions, and to make
the recommendations.
The study has revealed that: (a) the support given to
the university presses is haphazard and this has an adverse
vi effect on their output, (b) the presses are concentrating
on scholarly materials alone, thus their impact on the
larger society of which they are a part is limited, (c) the
university-type bureaucratic procedures is handicapping
their publishing programme.
On the basis of above findings, suggestion was given
that the presses be accorded with wide support and subsidy
from their parent bodies as they provide educational services
which are beneficial to the whole society. Likewise
constricting regulations should be done away with so that
the presses can have the same freedom like some other
private businesses.
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