Disaster Preparedness and Security Practices of Library Collections in Kwara State University Library
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2020
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International Journal of Information Processing and Communication (IJIPC)
Abstract
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This study examines the disaster preparedness and security measures of collections in Kwara State
University Library. This study aims to identify the kinds of disaster that can afect both the e library and its
collection, identify strategies adopted to prevent the library from disaster, identify collections that are
HIgny prone to disaster. A survey research method was adopted for this study. The total population for
the study was wenty (21). Of the population., total enumeration sampling technique was used to select 15
torary staff. These comprise of library portal, library assistant, library officer, librarians, clerical staffs.
SystemsS analyst and library secretary. The instrument used for the collection of data for this research
were questionnaire. The total number of the questionnaire administered were 15 and the 15 copies were
Jilled and retrieved. The questionnaire retrieved were used for statistical analysis. Frequency tables and
Stmple percentage were the main statistical tools used in analyzing the result. The result of the analysis
shows that the types of disaster that can affect both the library and its collections are; flood, biological
agents (microorganisms or insects), earthauakes, manmade disaster, fire, water. Some recommendations
were made to help prevent the library from disaster and management of security, some of the
recommendations are: the library should employ well-trained security guards that can fight all forms of
University disaster, Detective gadgets should be provided in the library.
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Disaster preparedness, security practices, library collections, university library, Kwara State University