Abstract
The study adopted survey research design to investigate Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Curbing Library Crimes in Academic Libraries in Nigeria. The study covered state and federal higher institutions with academic libraries with a population of 542. A random sampling method was adopted with a sample size of 220. The instrument used was a self-design with four point rating scale. 220 copies of questionnaire items were face-to-face administered to the respondents and successfully retrieved. From the findings of the study, it was concluded that there are high level of type of crimes committed in academic libraries and high level of curbing library crimes with ICT in academic libraries in Nigeria. Among other things, the study recommended that government and concerned authorities should adopt and make available information and communication technologies as means of curbing library crimes in academic libraries in Nigeria since the traditional methods seems not meeting the security expectations.Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, Library Crimes, Delinquent users
Highlights
Libraries attached to polytechnics, colleges, universities, or other institutions of postsecondary education, are termed academic libraries and are aimed at meeting the information needs of students, faculty and staff
The purpose of this study is to find out the Impact of Information and Communication Technology in Curbing Library Crimes in Academic Libraries in Nigeria
What is the level of types of library crimes committed in academic libraries in Nigeria?
Summary
Colleges, universities, or other institutions of postsecondary education, are termed academic libraries and are aimed at meeting the information needs of students, faculty and staff. Academic libraries provide both print and electronic information materials for the use of the library users. Theft or stealing of books, according to (Constantinou, 1995) can be traced as far back as 539 BC in Egypt when the Persian Conquerors removed rolls of Papyri from the library of Pharaoh Rameses II from circa 41BC. Ogunyade (2005) submits that library books were chain-locked to prevent theft. HLIC LLIC VLLIC TR X S Rema C 3 C 2 C1 D rk.
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