Abstract
The study examined the impact of economic recession in library and information services amongst public libraries in Lagos State. Data were collected with a self-designed questionnaire administered to forty-one (41) employees in the public libraries within Lagos State. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were analysed with Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) tested at 5% level of significance. Findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between economic recession and library services. There is a positive significant at 0.582 at 5% (p=0.00<0.05 but negative relationship at 1.72-0.523, p<0.05 for economic recession and provision of library services; this implies that economic recession has a direct and an inverse influence on the provision of library and information services. The study recommends for adequate funding, library advocacy amongst the youth in the society, sustainability of public-private partnership embarked upon by the Lagos State Government.Keywords: Economic Recession, Lagos State, Public Libraries, library Services
Highlights
The United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Public Library Manifesto (1995) states that “the public library shall in principle be free of charge and services should be provided on the basis of equality of access for all regardless of age, race, gender religion, nationality, language or social status”
It is apparent that there is need for development of public libraries in 21st century metropolitan city like Lagos, no matter the level of the economic recession, which may require collaborating with private public imitative that may assist in such project
Findings and discussion The data were analysed with descriptive statistics such frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were analysed with Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) tested at 0.5% level of significance
Summary
The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto (1995) states that “the public library shall in principle be free of charge and services should be provided on the basis of equality of access for all regardless of age, race, gender religion, nationality, language or social status”. Lagos as a mega city has shown the need for befitting public libraries, the city, with its adjoining conurbation, is the largest in Nigeria, as well as on African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. Even though Lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present day Lagos, known as “Metropolitan Lagos”, and officially as “Lagos Metropolitan Area” is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 20 LGAs and 37 Local Community Development Areas (LCDAs) including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State. It is apparent that there is need for development of public libraries in 21st century metropolitan city like Lagos, no matter the level of the economic recession, which may require collaborating with private public imitative that may assist in such project
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