Indigenous Knowledge Preservation in Nigeria, An Outlook of Public Libraries' Efforts in Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorAliyu Mahmud
dc.contributor.authorUnegbu Vincent
dc.contributor.authorAkinboro E.O.
dc.contributor.authorYahaya Ibrahim Olarewaju
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T09:39:58Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T09:39:58Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIndigenous 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 staff of public libraries in Kwara State. Total enumeration sampling was used. The study used self-structured questionnaires as a tool for data collection and frequency counts tables and simple percentages mean and standard deviation materials available in the libraries are of local 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 the 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work closely with their host communities, most especially the indigenous knowledge practitioners who are custodians of unpublished records.
dc.identifier.citationUMYU Journal of Library and Information Science
dc.identifier.issn2795-2274
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/14354
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUMYU Journal of Library and Information Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 1, No. 1, March, 2022; Vol. 1, No. 1
dc.titleIndigenous Knowledge Preservation in Nigeria, An Outlook of Public Libraries' Efforts in Kwara State

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