Indigenous Knowledge Preservation in Nigeria, An Outlook of Public Libraries' Efforts in Kwara State},
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Date
2022
Authors
ALIYU, MAHMUD
UNEGBU, VICENT
AKINBORO, E.O
YAHYA, IBRAHIM O.
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UMYU Journal of Library and Information Science
Abstract
Indigenous knowledge which has been passed from generation to generation orally
is in danger of being lost, unless it is documented formally and preserved. This study
examines the preservation of indigenous knowledge in public libraries in Kwara
State. The study has generated four research questions and it has adopted survey
research design. The population includes 202 staffs of public libraries in Kwara
State. Total enumeration sampling was used. The study used self-structured
questionnaire as a tool for data collection and frequency counts tables and simple
percentages mean and standard deviation were used for data analysis. The study has
found out that indigenous knowledge materials available in the libraries are of local
agriculture, traditional medicine, religion and health care, while others like conflict
resolution, local entertainments, housing and traditional security system are not as
copiously available and there are lapses in the preservation methods. The study
recommends that government should make funds available for the running of the
public libraries and the libraries should cooperate and work closely with their host
communities, most especially the indigenous knowledge practitioners who are
custodians of unpublished records.
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Indigenous knowledge, Public library, Preservation, Kwara State, Nigeria.