Library co-operation in academic libraries Department: Library and Information Science By: mattkings Project ID: 3010 Rating: (3.1) votes: 16Rate this project12345 Price:₦1000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractIt is a fact that most even the generously funded libraries can claim self-sufficiency. These materials are mirage for any library. This makes the idea of sharing resources amongst libraries ideal. As a result of this, library co-operation becomes the panacea in which every library needs to be afloat amidst problems of budget cut-backs, increasing volume of literature greater demand on library resources and services etc. The issue of cooperation among academic libraries has been raised by several individuals but is yet to gain acceptance at the management levels of the various libraries concerned. There is no doubt that such factors as lack of finance, personnel, the paucity of collections and technical problems, etc. are militating against the full establishment of co-operation schemes. The survey showed that the libraries help one another on the basis of sympathy and not because any co-operation exists. There is no formalized resource sharing program among them, nor they have, as a team any co-operation scheme with any co-operate body in or outside Owerri. ...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