Library Staff's Awareness of Types of Preservation Programme and Activities in Selected University Libraries in South-South Nigeria

Abstract

The paper focused on the types of preservation programme and activities in selected university libraries in South-South Nigeria. It was  aimed at knowing library staff's awareness on preservation programme and the various preservation activities carried out in the  university library. The survey research design was used for the study with a questionnaire for data collection. The study revealed that though there is no written preservation policy, library staff engage in some types of preservation activities in university libraries. There is  no clear preservation programme and no library staff is saddled with the direct responsibility of supervising preservation activities, there  is inadequate preservation facilities to store and manage information resources. Therefore, the information resources in university  libraries may be at risks as no disaster management plan is in place as mitigating caution. The study recommends that library  management should create more awareness on documentation of preservation activities in libraries so as to have a written policy that  will provide guidance on preservation procedures. The need to provide adequate preservation facilities to make for proper storage and  management of information resources in the university libraries are uppermost as well as the appointment of preservation librarian to  pilot preservation activities.