Impact of philanthropists and corporate bodies on the development of services of Imo State library board Department: Library and Information Science By: vick123 Project ID: 2977 Rating: (3.1) votes: 16Rate this project12345 Price:₦1000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project titles"The impact of philanthropist and corporate bodies on the development, growth and services of Imo State library board, Owerri". Focused on the role of philanthropists and corporate bodies in the maintenance and growth of Imo State library board services and to discover alternative sources of assisting public library apart from the government and its agencies. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data collection. The population of the study consisted of staff and users of Imo State library board Owerri. The study reveals that the library understudy is funded and maintained by philanthropists and corporate bodies through donations/gifts and alternative sources of funds to the library include government subvention and internationally generated revenue. Based on the findings, some recommendations are made, Among which are the public libraries should be better recognized by the ministry of information and culture not only under the ministry of education. Corporate bodies agencies, philanthropists, federal state and local government should join hands in the maintenance of public libraries because it is the legacy we shall leave behind for younger generations and those yet unborn as our cultural heritage. The library should not depend only on government subvention and philanthropic and but have other alternative sources of funding. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Library and Information Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Staff Motivation in Academic Libraries»The effect of social media on reading culture among students»Annotated bibliography on information and communication technology»Library catalogue utilization among students in academic libraries - a case study of Federal Polytechnic Idah library»Awareness and utilization of electronic information resources by library and information science students (a case study of Nnamdi Azikiwe university, Awka) »Product marketing: a strategic step for libraries in the information age (a case study of Imo state library board, Owerri)»Information needs and seeking behaviour of senior non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri»Effects of poor implementation of collection development policy in academic libraries»The availability and utilization of modern information resources in teaching and learning in selected private secondary schools in Owerri metropolis»Challenges of ICT applications in law libraries»Information needs and information seeking behaviour of children in public libraries - a case study of Kwara State library board, Ilorin»Annotated bibliography on English language»Challenges of the management of staff appraisal programme in the library of Imo state (a case study of Imo state university)»Effects of library on the academic performances of students in tertiary institutions»A study of the information needs of rural health workers in Ebikoro, Owerri north LGA of Imo state