TY - JOUR AB - A brief history of paper is given and an overview of conservation and preservation efforts throughout the world is presented. The causes of deterioration of bibliographic resources are traced to inherent factors, external factors and structural failure. A number of preservation and restoration practices available immediately are discussed. The responsibility of the Federal Government, of the National Library and of other libraries throughout Nigeria is emphasised. VL - 40 IS - 6 SN - 0024-2535 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000001480 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001480 AU - Onwubiko M.C. PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Deterioration of Library Materials: What Options for Nigeria? T2 - Library Review PB - MCB UP Ltd Y2 - 2024/04/16 ER -