Resource Sharing among Law Libraries: An Imperative for Legal Research and the Administration of Justice in Nigeria

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2010
Authors
Hussaini, A
Owoeye, J.E
Anasi, S.N
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Libraries Philosophy and Practice
Abstract
“The present race between knowledge and book production has made it impossible for any library, however big it may be, to acquire all the printed literature in the world even on the smallest area of the spectrum of knowledge, or to cope with even a fraction of the daily production of literature” (Sangal,). The traditional concept of ownership in collection development is gradually being replaced by access to information and knowledge without regard to location and format. Resource sharing among libraries has become the common desire and practice. Increase in the volume of library materials and information, the increasing costs of acquiring and processing them, the need for trained personnel, storage space, and the increasing demands by users are motivating factors for libraries to share books, journals, preprints, catalogues, list of publications, recent additions, newsletters, policy decisions, current events, news flash, etc.
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Collection Development , Resource Sharing
Citation
Hussaini, A, Owoeye, J.E and Anasi, S.N (2010). Resource Sharing among Law Libraries: An Imperative for Legal Research and the Administration of Justice in Nigeria. Library Philosophy and Practice.