Description
ABSTRACT
The study is on funding of public library services, a case study of Anambra State Library Board.
The study was presented based on nine objective and research question as follows to determine the sources of revenue to the Anambra state public library system. To determine the adequacy or otherwise of the sources of revenue to the funding of the library, to ascertain whether the public library is properly automated and computerized to provide in-and-out clear fee base services, to know if the public library system is properly organized and staffed to provide SDI fee-based services to find out if there is the existence of library tax fund in aid of public library funding in Anambra State, to ascertain whether local government councils contribute to library funding in Anambra State, to highlight the importance of endowments, grants, gifts and donations to library funding, to determine and highlight the importance of the payment of library development fee by secondary school students in aid of public library funding and to identify and proffer solutions to other inhibiting factors to public library funding in Anambra State.
The survey method of investigation was adopted in which questionnaire where used as instrument for data collection. Frequency/percentages table were used for data presentation and analysis.
Analysis of data collection shows that the library under study is funded majorly by state government, the sources of revenue to the library were not adequate, the library is not automated and computerized, the library is not well organized and staffed to provide SDI fee base services, the library has no tax fund to support its funding, the library receives much of its fund from the local government and that the secondary school students in Anambra State do pay their library development fund.
Premised on the above findings, the study made the following recommendations, that the state government should ensure adequate funding of the library and the government should change its negative attitude towards libraries and the people of the state should be made to understand that the library is there own and as such should help in financing the library.
The study hopes that the implementation of the above recommendations would bring some positive results to the library development.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
i Title Page
ii Certification
iii Dedication
iv-v Acknowledgement
vi-viii Abstract
ix List of Table
x Table of Content
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Statement of Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Scope of the study
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Methodology
1.7 Historical Background of Anambra State Library Board
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Introduction
2.1 The Concept of Public Library
2.2 Objectives of the Public Library
2.3 Services of the Public Library
2.4 Sources of Revenue to the Public Library
2.5 Problems of Funding Public Library Services
References
CHAPTER THREE
Research Procedure and Methodology
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Research Design
3.2 The Population of Study
3.3 Sampling Size and Sampling Technique
3.4 Data Needed for the Study
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection
3.5.1 Questionnaire
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data Presentation and Analysis
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Distribution and Return of Questionnaire
4.2 Sources of Revenue to Anambra State Library
4.3 Adequate Sources of fund to the Library
4.4 Automated and Computerized System of the Library
4.5 Proper Organization and Staffing of the Library System
4.6 Library Tax fund in aid of Library Funding
4.7 Local Government contribution to Library Funding
4.8 Importance of the funds to the Library
4.9 Importance of Payment of Library Development Fee
4.9.0 Suggested Solutions
4.9.1 Summary of Findings of the Study
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Conclusion of the Study
5.2 Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix I – Letter of Introduction
Appendix II – The Questionnaire