it talks about the types of library we have and also their historys

2. BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILESHA
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
MEMBERS OF GROUP 6
DAN UTIBE NR/0244
IDIALU OYAKHI
YAHAYA MUSTAHPA
PETER MIRACLE EBUBE
ANATUNE CHINEDU
PAPKA DZIRAM YUSUF

3. TABLE OF CONTENT
WHAT IS NATIONAL LIBRARY
• BRIEF HISTORY OF NATIONAL LIBRARY
• The Expectations Of The Legislature From The National Library And The
Duties Of The Nigerian national library.
• LOCATION OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL LIBRARIES

4. WHAT IS NATIONAL LIBRARY
•
• The Nigerian national library is a library set up
by the government of a Nigeria to serve as an apex
library, a store house and a data bank of the nation
it is a vital organ that acts as the intellectuall

5. • . The national library serves as a resource and information
centre as it is richly stocked with accesscible information
materi

6. NATIONAL LIBRARYS AND
ITS FUNCTIONS

7. The National Library of Nigeria came into effect in the mid-
1960s, with the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964.
Prior to the passage of the National Library act, a series of
educational conferences conducted in Ibadan, had laid the
intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries
funded by the government to provide accessibility of
educational materials to Nigerians. A government advisory
committee was later created due to the necessity for the
development of a local repository of knowledge. The committee
was charged with finding a way to aid the government in
bringing to prominence the intellectual foundations of its
policies, creation of a national bibliographic center and to

8. • . The committee was the first major formal body that called for a
National Library as part of its recommendations. The government
accepted the demands of the advisory committee and undertook the
necessary steps to build a National Library.

9. HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF
NIGERIA
• The construction of the Library began in
1962 and the Library was finally opened
in November 1964. The headquarters was
moved from Lagos to Abuja in. 1995.
• The Library Act enacted by the house of
representatives guaranteed financial
assistance to the project, the act also
provided provisions for the training of
staff and the creation of a board of
directors made up of professionals.

10. • . In concord with the demands of
the Nigerian republic and the
assembly, a group of 15 trained
librarians were hired to provide
a positive role in developing
and manning the library. A board
was inaugurated in April 1966 by
a new military government. The
board was made up of government
officials instead of
professionals as written on the
original act. However, the board
tried to improve on the original
objectives of the library. But