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The study is on enhancing serials management in university libraries in Edo and Delta states Nigeria. Descriptive survey was used for the study. Data for the study was gathered through structured questionnaire. The population of the study was 65 librarians from the university libraries, namely, Delta State University Library Abraka, Delta State; Ambrose Alli University Library, Ekpoma Edo State and Federal University of Petroleum Resources Library, Effurun, Delta State. Total number of questionnaire distributed was 65, but 49 questionnaires were found usable, for the study. The items were structured on a 4-point Likert Scale (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree). Data analysis was done using frequency count and simple percentage. The results of the study show that University libraries rendered current awareness, photocopy and electronic journal services, they also organise and provide serials for their users. Some of the problems militating against the management of serials among others, are lack of funds, power failure, inadequate facilities and frequent changes in serials titles. The study recommends that infrastructure stability and access to utilities be addressed in university research plans and budgets. Publishers and vendors should also maintain awareness of the digital divide and continue to invest in print publishing to meet global information needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines interlibrary loan cooperation among six selected academic libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopts a survey design with a sample size of one hundred (100) librarians and library officers selected from among academic libraries in Kwara State. Data were collected through a self-designed questionnaire and collected data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages. The findings reveal that books and journals are the materials mostly available for interlibrary loan in all the participating academic libraries, and that the requesting and delivery methods used are emails, personal contact, Facebook and Twitter. The findings also show that inadequate funds, obsolescence of equipment for assessing digital information, and lack of documented policy on interlibrary loan are challenges facing the provision of interlibrary loans in academic libraries in the state. However, it is suggested that, if libraries begin to appreciate the usefulness of interlibrary loan services, then this will enable them to forge ahead toward satisfying their clienteles' information needs. To overcome the challenges facing interlibrary loan, it is recommended that proper planning, adequate funding, capacity building, and formulation of policy guiding interlibrary loan should be considered and instituted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study compares the utilization by adolescents age 12–17 of public libraries in Osun and Oyo States in Nigeria. The study utilized interviews and a checklist as data-gathering techniques. Some 414 volunteer adolescent users were selected, with males predominating. Of the respondents, 51.7 percent were in the libraries to read their own books. Of the respondents from Oyo State Public Library, 99 percent were aware of library Internet services compared to only 22 percent from Osun State. Users specified two major problems: no good display of library materials and lack of up-to-date materials on subjects in which students were interested. The authors suggest several policy changes to improve adolescent services in the two libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In Nigeria, a growing number of people own a mobile phone. In tertiary institutions most undergraduates and lecturers own a mobile phone and it is now used to show one's status in the community. In certain places, such as the library, where absolute silence is needed, some library users misuse mobile phone and thus they constitute a source of disturbance to other library users. This paper is a study conducted to show it and solutions are proffered on how to combat this menace in the library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Report results of a study designed to gather information on how best to reduce the menace of theft, loss and mutilation in a University Library in Nigeria, with particular reference to students' input to overcoming these problems. The study focused on two different user groups, undergraduate and postgraduate students. Through a questionnaire survey at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library, Bauchi, an attempt was made to determine the reasons why students steal, damage or lose library books. Behind these questions are the underlying assumptions that book theft, loss and mutilation occur as a result of several circumstances, but could possibly be reduced to a certain degree with appropriate preventive measures in place. The survey established the reasons for stealing library books; factors that can cause damage; students' attitude to theft; penalties; preventive measures, etc. The SPSS statistical package was used for data analysis. This article concludes with a number of useful suggestions on more effective library security measures. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article discusses the results of an investigation into the approaches to charging patrons for lost or damaged books in four academic libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. It covers the ways in which charges were assessed, the circumstances in which charges might be waived, the responsibility for the setting and collection of charges, the difficulties encountered in the collection of charges and the libraries' responses to them. It also discusses approaches to replacing books for which charges had been collected, policies for lost or damaged books, and the medium through which patrons were informed about the policies. It concludes that the approaches were similar to the practices elsewhere and recommends further research to cover a larger number of Nigerian academic libraries to allow for the generalization of the conclusion on the situation throughout Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]