Effective communication and smooth administration of academic libraries in the 21st century: a new paradigm in Nigeria.

From: Library Philosophy and Practice | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Okon, Henry Itohowo | Copyright information

Introduction

The academic library has been from its inception an integral part of institutions of higher learning, rather than an appendix or adjunct (Aguolu, 1989). The academic library, like any other formal establishment, is designed and run people whose job is to combine and use organizational resources to achieve organizational objectives. The term administration is used to identify this group of people.

Over the past 25 years, academic libraries have bee...

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