Nnamdi Azikiwe Library

Nnamdi Azikiwe Library
Prof Festus Aghagbo Nwako Library, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
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LocationVC75+MCG, Ihe Nsukka 410002, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
TypeNational library
EstablishedOctober 1960 (64 years ago) (October 1960)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Other information
DirectorDr. Ilo Promise Ifeoma (chief executive, since April 2021)
WebsiteNnamdi Azikwe Library website

Nnamdi Azikiwe Library is located on the campus of University of Nigeria, Nsukka.[1] Established in 1960,[2] it is named after the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe.

The library

The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Akwa library was named Prof.festus ahagbo Nwako library after the first vice chancellor of the university.

The library is located in the main campus with information resources both online and offline, the library is head by a college librarian name

The library houses archival collections. Users access this collection through the library catalogue or shelf browsing.[3] The library has a Facebook page. the current University Librarian she Dr. Mrs. C.N. Ezeani.[4]

History

The library collection grew steadily between 1964 and 1967, increasing annually by 20,000 volumes.[2] It was among the few academic libraries in Nigeria to apply ICT components in the 1970s, beginning to automate its serial records in 1975.[5] On 8 March 2009, the library moved to a much larger building whose construction began in 1982.

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Divisions of the Library

the Main Library has over 7500 sitting capacity of reading space with different information resources both offline and online resources in different divisions[3] which are

  • Collection Development division
  • Serial Division
  • Africana Division
  • Bibliographic Control Unit
  • Blinding section
  • cataloguing Section
  • MTN Digital Library section

References

  1. ^ Inya-Agha Egwu; James Ojo; Orji Sylvester (27 October 2016). "Upholding the dignity of man". The Nation. Nigeria. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Emmanuel N. Obiechina; Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike; John Anenechukwu Umeh (1 January 1986). The University of Nigeria, 1960-1985: an experiment in higher education. University of Nigeria Press. ISBN 9789782299130 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Home". Nnamdi Azikiwe Library. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Library". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kingsley Nwadiuto Igwe (31 May 2013). "12. Academic Libraries in Nigeria and the Challenges of Application of Information". In S Thanuskodi (ed.). Challenges of Academic Library Management in Developing Countries. IGI Global. p. 155. ISBN 9781466640719 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Helen N. Eke; Vincent O. Ekwelem; Rosemary Anazodo (2014). "Student's Perception of New Security Measures in Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, University Of Nigeria, Nsukka: Implications For Efficient Library Services". Library Philosophy and Practice. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via University of Nebraska - Lincoln.


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