A Bibliographic Survey On Types Of Libraries In Nigeria (2004-2010)

A Bibliographic Survey On Types Of Libraries In Nigeria (2004-2010)

Preface

The Roget’s the saurus has listed the following as related to library.

1. Bespeak repository

2. Information center

3. Country library

4. Lending library

5. National library

6. Circling library

7. External library

8. Public library

9. Special library

10. Reimbursement library

11. Private library

12. Learning center

13. State library

LIBRARY is define as the collection of written published or other graphic or visual material organized and maintained for reading, studying and discussion.

It’s also define as a collection of books, leaflet, etc. Kept for reading and discussion; especially, such a collection anged to grease reference as by bracket and indexing.

You can also say that a library is a place where books are professionally organized, center of information and knowledge

Library is a place where every human went for their own to probe on motifs and also to educate their smarts.

Library is principally concerned with the provision of reading and learning installations irrespection of age or discipline and administration. The part of the library has changed over the times, accordingly. Some delineations don’t suit the conception and part of ultramodern libraries.

For this ultramodern description of library is defines as the collection of books andnon-books accoutrements housed, organized and unterpreted to meet the broad an varying requirements for people for information, knowledge, recreation and artistic enjoyment.

TYPES OF LIBRARIES

There are different types of libraries.

1. SCHOOL LIBRARY

2. ACADEMIC LIBRARY

3. SPECIAL LIBRARY

4. PUBLIC LIBRARY

5. PRIMATE LIBRARY

6. MOBILE LIBRARY

SCHOOL LIBRARY

A academy library can be defined as an systematized collection of print andnon-print accoutrements kept in a academy for the use of both pupils and preceptors but substantially for pupils. This types of libraries are established in primary and secondary seminaries whose collections are substantially for the youthful.

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

These are libraries established in institutions of advanced literacy, which include universities, Polytechnics College of education, council of technologies and other affiliated institutions. An academic library is established as an integral part of the institution aimed as agent for the transmission of the education of the society it also tries to satisfy the introductory information and bibliographic requirements of pupil and speakers in their general and special intellectual field.

SPECIAL LIBRARIES

A special library is a library set up by an association to promote the organizational objects with collections limited to the subjects covered by the association.

It’s assigned the charge of acquiring, organizing and furnishing access to information and knowledge so as to foster the objects are aspiration of the parent association.

It’s anticipated to elect, land, store, recoup and circulate information relating to the special field of the parent association. Special libraries are special in their druggies, druggies who an professionally acquainted and exploration grounded.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

A public library can be defined as a library established in a city or megacity which is maintained from public fund and is generally available free of charge to the public. Its collection tends to spen all field of knowledge include a good provision for children.

Public library may serve the general public or special orders of public which as children, members of fortified forces, sanitarium, cases, captures worker and so on.