NATIONAL LIBRARYS AND ITS FUNCTIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENT WHAT IS NATIONAL LIBRARY

BRIEF HISTORY OF NATIONAL LIBRARY

The Expectations Of The Legislature From The National Library And The Duties Of The Nigerian national library.

LOCATION OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL LIBRARIES

WHAT IS NATIONAL LIBRARY The Nigerian national library is a library set up by the government of a Nigeria to serve as an apex library, a store house and a data bank of the nation it is a vital organ that acts as the intellectuall memory of the nation. It keeps information for and about the country, it is also charged with the responsibility of heading other libraries in the nationals

. The national library serves as a resource and information centre as it is richly stocked with accesscible information materi

NATIONAL LIBRARYS ANDITS FUNCTIONS

The National Library of Nigeria came into effect in the mid-1960s, with the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964. Prior to the passage of the National Library act, a series of educational conferences conducted in Ibadan, had laid the intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries funded by the government to provide accessibility of educational materials to Nigerians. A government advisory committee was later created due to the necessity for the development of a local repository of knowledge. The committee was charged with finding a way to aid the government in bringing to prominence the intellectual foundations of its policies, creation of a national bibliographic center and to provide a place for the promotion of knowledge.

. The committee was the first major formal body that called for a National Library as part of its recommendations. The government accepted the demands of the advisory committee and undertook the necessary steps to build a National Library.

HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA

The construction of the Library began in 1962 and the Library was finally opened in November 1964. The headquarters was moved from Lagos to Abuja in. 1995.The Library Act enacted by the house of representatives guaranteed financial assistance to the project, the act also provided provisions for the training of staff and the creation of a board of directors made up of professionals.

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. In concord with the demands of the Nigerian republic and the assembly, a group of 15 trained librarians were hired to provide a positive role in developing and manning the library. A board was inaugurated in April 1966 by a new military government. The board was made up of government officials instead of professionals as written on the original act. However, the board tried to improve on the original objectives of the library. But the Nigerian civil war hampered funding and formal government actions were not taken until 1970. In 1970, a new legal precedent was set with the creation of the National Library decree, the decree was partly enacted on the advice of the board which wanted to expand the library to other state capitals in order to create a network of repositories of knowledge