Education and training for subject specialization in agricultural university libraries in Nigeria

Abstract

Traces the poor agricultural production situation in Nigeria which gave rise to food insecurity, forcing the Government to take various measures to contain the resultant food scarcity. One of these measures was the establishment of Universities of Agriculture (Uni‐Agrics) with the specific mission to transform agriculture through training, research and extension in order to boost food production. After giving a brief history of the education and training of librarians in Nigeria, the author submits that such training is not suitable for prospective subject agricultural librarians. This situation has resulted in the acute dearth of such librarians, giving rise to an unhealthy state of affairs, whereby nonspecialized librarians are currently employed. A blueprint for the education and training of subject agricultural librarians is therefore given.

Citation

Simmons Haanongon Womboh, B. (1999), "Education and training for subject specialization in agricultural university libraries in Nigeria", Library Review, Vol. 48 No. 7, pp. 320-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539910288755