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The National Library of Nigeria came into operation in the mid-1960s with the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964 which was later replaced by Act No. 29 of 1970. [1] [2] [3] Before the passage of the National Library Act, a series of educational conferences conducted in Ibadan served as the intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries funded by the federal government ...
In 1975, a committee was set up by Nigerian Library Association leadership led by Mr. E. B. Bankole as Chairman during the Association's Annual Conference in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria. The conference was presided over by Alhaji Abdullahi Haruna Ningi. [ 8 ]
Nigerian Library Association has a structured organogram made up of a Council that comprises the chairmen of all the State Chapters and the Federal Capital Territory; the National Librarian/CEO of the National Library of Nigeria; the Registrar of the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria and the chairmen of all the sections/special interest groups that represent all the compartments of ...
The development of academic libraries in Nigeria can be traced back to pre-independence period when the University of Ibadan and its library were established in 1948. [1] Academic libraries are set up to support learning, teaching and research in tertiary institutions.
The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...
Research Library Augustine University Library, Augustine University Ilara-Epe, Lagos State Epe: Lagos State: 2015 https://augustineuniversity.edu.ng/ Academic library Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna Zaria: Kaduna State: 1962 https://library.abu.edu.ng/ Academic library Akwa Ibom State Library [4] Uyo: Akwa Ibom ...
Library history is a subdiscipline within library science and library and information science focusing on the history of libraries and their role in societies and cultures. [1] Some see the field as a subset of information history . [ 2 ]
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri , [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom , [ 2 ] and ...