Library as a resource
Unit 3
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What is Library?
• A library can be described as a place where
information materials of different formats are
systematically acquired, organized, stored,
preserved and disseminated to users at the
appropriate time to meet their information needs.
• Library houses different materials ranging from
hard copies such as books, periodicals, journals,
encyclopedias, dictionaries, government
publications to mention but a few
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• Library also acquire information resources in soft
copy such as CD-ROM, databases, internet
resources, audio materials, video materials,
microforms, among others.
• Library provides physical or digital access to
materials.
• A library could be a physical building or room, or a
virtual space, or both. A library is also seen as the
assemblage of knowledge in all its ramifications.
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• The term Library came from the Latin word
liber, meaning "book" (in Greek) and in the
Romance languages the corresponding term
bibliotheca).
• According to Dictionary of Library and
Information Science (2004), library is a
collection of group of books and/or other
materials organized and maintained for use
(reading, consultation, study, research etc).
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• Encyclopedia Americana defined a library as a
place or a building where book and non-book
materials are kept for the purpose of reading
and research endeavour.
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• The library exists to support the parent
organization (Schools, colleges, universities) in
achieving its objectives, is the same way the
study of the use of library will help students,
researchers and other library users to
overcome the barrier and discouragement to
information access and use to achieve their
academic pursuit
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• The quality of education depends on the use
made of the library and its resources.
• The library is the largest and complicated
• piece of educational equipment
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• Without the study on how to use the library,
the five laws of library science formulated by
Ranganathan (1931) will be of no use,
• (i) Books are for use (ii) Every reader his (or
her) book (iii) Every book its reader (iv) Save
the time of the reader (v) the library is a
growing organism.
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Benefits to the study of Use of Library and
Study Skills
• The study of use of library will avail the
students the opportunity to know, among
others:
• 1. various information resources for research,
term paper, assignment, project, etc.,
• 2. how to use library information resources in
any type of library,
• 3. various sections of the library,
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• 4. how to locate information
materials/resources without the help of a
librarian or a
• library staff,
• 5. be familiar with various information retrieval
tools,
• 6. have the technique/skills to information
retrieval,
• 7. how to apply variety of search techniques,
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• 8. know the rules and regulations governing
the library,
• 9. organization/arrangement of information
sources for easy access and retrieval,
• 10. parts of a book and their importance to
academic achievement,
• 11. stand the opportunity to do work study in
the library’ etc.
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• Libraries have been in existence over a long
period of time.
• It started at the inception of writing since the
ancient ages when information were
documented in different recorded media such
as tortoise shell, stone, back of the trees, clay
tablets, papyrus and parchment.
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• Over the years, libraries have undergone
series of stages.
• Library has moved from traditional era to
digital in order to meet the current
information needs of people.
• The purpose of library is to collect
information materials, organize, store,
preserve and disseminate information to users
at the right time and in the right measure
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TYPES OF LIBRARIES
• Libraries are similar in function but have different objectives based
on the mission of
• their parent institution
• Libraries are majorly
• grouped into the following types:
• 1) Academic libraries
• 2) School libraries
• 3) National libraries
• 4) Public libraries
• 5) Special libraries
• 6) Private libraries
• 7) Virtual libraries
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ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
• Academic libraries are libraries established in the
institutions of higher learning such as universities,
polytechnics, colleges of education, and other tertiary
institutions.
• This type of library performs and supports academic
objectives of the parent institution which is anchored
on teaching, learning and research. Therefore, the
primary goals of academic libraries are to meet the
information needs of the staff, students, host
community and the global community at large.
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• For example, if a tertiary institution is offering
degree, diploma and certificate courses, it is
expected that its library should provide
adequate information resources relevant to
the subject that suits each level of the
institutions academic programmes which is a
fulfillment of their curricula needs.
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
• A university library is a kind of academic library
that serves the information needs of the
• university community through provision of
information resources that supports learning,
• teaching and research. The university library is
usually centrally located where students
• can access the library with ease. The primary
aim of a university library is to promote and
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• support the objectives of the university which is
based on learning, teaching, research and
services.
• The library is highly regarded as the heart and
brain box of the intellectual activities of the
university
• The quality of a university is measured by the
services provided by the library because of its
unique position in the over-all university system.
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• The users of a university library are students,
researchers, teaching and non-teaching staff
• and the host community where the university
is located.
• The university library endeavours to meet the
information needs of all these users.
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SCHOOL LIBRARIES (MEDIA RESOURCE
CENTRE
• School libraries are libraries established in
nursery, primary and secondary schools to aid
• and support learning and teaching. The main
purpose of establishing school libraries is to
• meet the information needs of the pupils,
students and staff of the schools. A school
• library is managed by a school librarian or
media specialist.
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• A school library collection contains books,
periodicals, toys and educational media
• suitable for any pupil’s grade level.
• Most school libraries lack basic reading
• materials and qualified librarians to manage
the library due to lack of funds and attention.
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• The main objectives of school libraries are to
promote and encourage reading habits of
• the pupils, develop and improve pupils’ and
students’ ability to learn to become
• independent learners and also imbibe in them
the zeal for self development
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• Functions of School Libraries
• The following are the functions of school libraries.
• 1. To acquire, organize and disseminate information
resources required for the school curriculum.
• 2. To greatly assist in the promotion of reading skills
and learning habits of students
• 3. To improve young people’s interest and zeal to use
the library
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• According to the Secondary Education
Commission, library will be the hub and center
of all the intellectual activity in the literary life
of the recognized school and play the same
part vis-a-vis all the other subjects as the
laboratory plays for science subjects or the
workshop for technical subjects.
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• A library provides stimulation and inspiration
to both students and teachers, develops
interest in subjects and widens the horizon of
students.
• A library also plays an important role in
enhancing a teacher’s effectiveness and
classroom performance.
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• Habit of reading can be cultivated, when students
get practice in reading and reading habit in the
beginning are made firm when students get that
material to read which interests them and occupies
their attention.
• In the class room the books that are prescribed
may not serve the purpose, some students may not
be in a position to purchase all books that they
want to read, while others may not find books that
are of interest to them.
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• Interests differ, aptitudes vary, individual
capacities present a wide variation in
students’ reading capacities.
• In the library each has what he wants, each
goes at the speed to which his capabilities
allow him to go.
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