Publishing Of Library Journals In Nigeria

Authors

  • Sam E. Ifidon Edo State University

Abstract

Considers the past and present status of professional library journals, 19 of which are cited. Although it is difficult to gather even basic information about the publications, it appears that only nine of the periodicals are still being published. The reasons for journal failure are numerous, but some of the major causes are the establishment of journals specifically as research outlets for certain academics; lack of financial security; rising costs of production, due in part to antiquated methods; and the general lack of interest in professional reading by Nigerian librarians. Some recommendations are made for amelioration of the situation.

Author Biography

Sam E. Ifidon, Edo State University

Sam E. Ifidon is University Librarian, Edo State University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. He has had over 25 years as a librarian in Nigeria, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He holds an M.L.S. from the University of Western Ontario and a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan. Libraries in which he has worked include the University of Lagos, University of Western Ontario, Ahmadu Bello University, and University of Maiduguri; he has taught in several library schools as well. Dr. Ifidon has published three monographs (one of them, Collection Development in African University Libraries, was reviewed in World Libraries Vol. 2, No. 1) and numerous articles in such journals as Library Review, Libri, International Library Review, African Journal of Academic Librarianship, Journal of Academic Librarianship, and Nigerian Libraries. He is currently editor of Communicate: Journal of Library and Information Science.

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (1993)

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