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Factors Inhibiting The Performance Of Agricultural Research Libraries And Information Services In Nigeria, Solomon Uganneya, Rebecca Ape (Ph.D), Nancy Ugbagir

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Agricultural Research Libraries have been established as information support system in recognition of the importance of information in agricultural research and development efforts of Nigeria. It is observed that agricultural sector has not been doing well in recent past and this has partly been attributed to the inability of the libraries to provide relevant and timely information services/resources to researchers and other stakeholders in agriculture and production: this paper stresses major issues, that indicate the performance of agricultural research libraries and information services in Nigeria, including: the nature of library professional, poor reward and accountability value, inadequate funding environment etc. …