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Accessing Indigenous Knowledge Resources In Libraries And The Problems Encountered By Librarians Managing Ik In Oyo State, Nigeria, Idowu Adegbilero Adeniyi, Roselyn E. Subair Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this era of knowledge economy, a time where it is difficult to ignore any type of knowledge system, it is incumbent on librarians and libraries to reduce the gap between the use of indigenous knowledge owned by local people and the western scientific knowledge. The library for users is a democracy, and there is no reason it should enhance apartheid among knowledge systems and/or resources. LIS professionals all over the world have demonstrated commendable initiatives managing IK though not without attendant challenges. This paper reports the study of how libraries in Oyo State, Nigeria provide access to IK resources …