The library in rural Nigeria: Expectations of the twenty‐first century

Abstract

Discusses the library as a social institution in a rural Nigerian setting. Outlines characteristics of the rural environment, based on personal observation and from the point of view of development economics. Suggests how library and information services could reach, and be appreciated by the rural population in Nigeria.

Citation

Makinta, Y. and Dawha, E.M.K. (1992), "The library in rural Nigeria: Expectations of the twenty‐first century", New Library World, Vol. 93 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002432