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The article presents a study on the non-formulation of a national information policy (NIP) on library development in Nigeria and its consequences. Topics covered include the role of the Nigeria's National Library in information policy development, the efforts that have been done toward NIP formulation in the country, and the outcomes that have surfaced due to the absence of NIP such as copyright laws violation, uncoordinated information environment, and underdevelopment of libraries.

The article offers an analytical study of 39 dissertations in the Master's of Library Science programme in the School of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria between the years 1996 and 2008. The analysis focused on each academic year's productivity of dissertation, subject area, type of library, the geographical area covered and the gender of the students that presented the dissertations. The analysis revealed that the 2006 academic year had the highest dissertation productivity. It was found that information science was the most researched subject area and academic librarianship was the type of library most researched.