Engaging the Government in Library Services for Sustainable National Development: The Case of Public Library and Information Systems in Nigeria

James Mngutyô, Dennis P Angbande and Joseph Ahemba Gbuushi
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James Mngutyô: Department of Library and Information Science, Benue State University, Makurdi
Dennis P Angbande: University Library and Information Services, Benue State University, Makurdi
Joseph Ahemba Gbuushi: University Library and Information Services, Benue State University, Makurdi

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2020, vol. 4, issue 9, 70-74

Abstract: Government involvement in Public library and information systems services has been observed to be minimal in Nigeria. Consequently, sustainable national development appears to have been adversely affected. For this, the paper examines the concepts of sustainable national development, library services, and takes a look at library services for sustainable national development and the ways to engage government in library services for sustainable national development and conclude that indeed government has not really been involved in library services soon after their take off. Because of this the required utilitarian information for sustainable development is continuously lacking. Some ways to engage government in public library services have been identified such as using library services to propagate government programmes, organizing public lectures on library’s role in governance, organizing workshop for government officials among others and the time to do it is now than ever before in the face of depleting resources.

Date: 2020
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