A STUDY ON EFFECT AND STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING BOOK THEFT IN PUBLIC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0       Introduction

  • Background of the essay
  • Statement of the problem
  • Objectives of the essay
  • Research Questions
  • Significance of the essay
  • Scope of the essay
  • Limitations of the essay

1.8       Definition of Terms

 

CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIE

 

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1       Introduction

3.2       Research Design

3.3       Study Population

3.4       Sample and Sampling Technique

3.5       Data for the Study: Instrumentation

3.5.1    Instrumentation

3.5.2    Validity of Instrument

3.6       Method of Data Analysis

 

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1       Presentation of Result

4.2       Discussion of the findings

 

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.2       Summary

5.3       Conclusion

5.4       Recommendations

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER ONE

  • Introduction
    • Background of the essay

Academic library is an integral part of institution of higher learning and met appendices or adjuncts of the institutions. Okiy (2014), Observed that libraries that exist in institutions of higher education such as universities, colleges of education, colleges of technology and polytechnics are all academic libraries. Academic libraries are libraries that are attached to academic institutions above the secondary school level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff. This library serves two complementary purposes; to support the school’s curriculum and to support the research of the faculty and student. From the above, ‘definitions provided by various authors, it is wise for one to conclude that academic libraries are established to cater for their individual parent bodies. That is, the academic community, and the academic community includes lecturers, undergraduates, departmental specialists and researchers. Academic libraries usually have rich collections covering variety of subjects. Vandalism in the library has of late become a canker worm, which have eaten deep into the academic library system without distinction. These problems have remained unabated even though a lot of efforts and resources have been expended by librarian and information centers managers to stop these unwholesome acts. These unpopular and deviant behaviors of library clients are seen as a setback to library development especially now that the importance of library International Journal of Library and Information Science Studies Vol.1, No.1, pp.1-11, June 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) 2 and its resources are being recognized and utilized as major partner in the educational development of any higher institution.

Marcus (2012) states that a library is a book bank, where simple library reconciliation is down by stock taking, Changing and discharging of information materials. Vandalism is one of the major problems that affect the services of librarians in collage of education. Librarians are information manager, it’s their responsibilities to ensure that they are adequately informed in preventing the act in their libraries, No wonder Hant, (2003) says that, the threat of intellectual property through theft and vandalism of intellectual and other forms of abuse has posed challenge to the growth and development of the college libraries and librarians in generally. Vandalism in libraries can take many forms. Lincoln and Alan (1989) enumerated six types of vandalism in libraries which included; Intentional damage to materials, vandalism outside the building, vandalism inside the building, vandalism to vehicles and vandalism to equipment and arson. The librarians, the library and the users suffer the effects of vandalism, in their libraries. Vandalism of library material is the act of deliberate destruction of information material both books and non-books materials, In agreement with Hart (2011),who observes that explanations for information vandalism in libraries are diverse in nature, with the present financial problem at hand, the college librarians has to consider not only how to satisfy the books demands of the newly created departments or course but also to consider how to replace the vandalized books and improve the services of the library. According to Eyo & Nkanu, (2007) they discover that the influence of book vandalism on leading services in academic libraries in Cross River state of Nigeria is significantly high and submitted that a book theft is the worst library abuse. Bello (2001) confirmed that such vandalized books cannot be loaned and rare materials are lost through this act. Salaam & Onitade (2010), Vandalism of library materials has been an age long problem in the libraries which take the form of ripping off pages of books and document, deliberate defacement of materials and sabotage of library equipments and outright theft of books materials. College’s librarians in Delta States has a major responsibility to the college and community to provide appropriate protection and some assurance of the continued availability of scholar resources. As part of this important mission, College librarians are strongly committed to securing its information materials against vandalism and damages: Pedersen (1990) admits that, regardless of her profile, students cannot be identified as potential vandals. Goldstein (1996) agrees that vandals are hard to identify, although he maintains that vandals are more likely to be male and Caucasian. He also notes that vandalism is quite often a group activity and that most vandalism (of schools, libraries and other sites) occurs before and International Journal of Library and Information Science Studies Vol.1, No.1, pp.1-11, June 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) 3 after school hours, at night, on weekends, during vacation times, later in the school week, and later in the school year. From his review of the literature, Alan (1989) suggests that the number of patrons using a library and the size of city in which the library is located relate to an increased rate of vandalism. He also found out that libraries close to schools tend to have more vandalized outside their building. He did not found that the socio- economic status of the community in which the library is situated is a factor in library vandalism, Along with her finding that the quality of library services does not appear to be factor in a vandal’s motivation, Constantly found no relationship between the availability of indexing and abstracting services, of databases and the amount of mutilation of periodicals. Although potential vandals cannot be identified as they walk into the library, the (above) literature is useful in identifying key times when vandalism may be expected. it also illuminates certain factors that apparently’ relate to an increase in vandalism. Librarians who identify when and where these factors are present may have a better chance of designing effective prevention strategies in their college.

 

  • Statement of the problem

In any institution, libraries are known for their robust collection of literature that can help in providing information resources and services to support teaching, learning, research and community services. Academic libraries are traditionally built to meet the needs of the students, lecturers and the higher institution communities through the provision of qualitative and adequate information resources and services. However, preliminary investigation by the researcher on user satisfaction with library services have yielded some negative feedback as most undergraduate users of university libraries lament lack of satisfaction due to some numerous and obvious factors with theft and mutilation of highly valuable resources leading the chart. Theft and mutilation which Idris, Hassan and Abdul-Qadir (2013) affirmed that could be perpetrated at any hour of the day are a major concern for any academic library that wants to satisfy its user community and stand the test of time as they can hardly be prevented without efficient security system which is obviously lacking in higher institutions in Nigeria. It is on this basis of lack of satisfaction with library resources and services that this study sets out to examine the effect of theft and mutilation on the use of library collection in an academic library.

 

  • Objectives of the essay

The main objective of this study is to examine effect of theft and mutilation on the use of library collection in an academic library in Lagos state. The specific objectives are to:

  1. know the extent of theft and mutilation of information resources in academic libraries;
  2. Ascertain the factors responsible for theft and mutilation of library resources in academic libraries;
  3. To know the effect of theft and mutilation on undergraduates satisfaction with the library collection in academic library
  4. Identify the strategies that can be employed by libraries to reduce theft and mutilation in academic libraries.

 

  • Research Questions

The following research questions have been raised to guide this study:

  1. What is the extent of theft and mutilation of information resources in academic libraries in Nigeria?
  2. What are the factors responsible for theft and mutilation of library resources in academic libraries?
  3. What are the effects of theft and mutilation on undergraduates’ use of library collection in academic library?
  4. What are the strategies that can be employed by libraries to reduce theft and mutilation in academic libraries?
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