Developing library collections in University libraries in Nigeria

Abstract

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-US">The purpose of this study was to examine building library collections in university libraries in Nigeria. It investigated the number of selection policy, acquisition procedure and the relationship between book dealers and the university libraries in Nigeria. It was discovered that only three universities or 27.3 per cent have 30 or more books per student. The national average of all universities is 28.5 volumes of books per student. Faculty participation in book selection is low in all the universities. In only two libraries, or in 18.2 per cent of cases has the selection policy been formulated in writing. More than 80 per cent of the books bought were imported from foreign countries and on the average it takes three to six months to receive from local dealers.</span>