Management of Indigenous Knowledge in Public Libraries in Delta State, Nigeria.

Ejedafiru Efe Francis

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This paper is on management of indigenous knowledge in public libraries in           Delta state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. Literature on relevance of indigenous knowledge was reviewed. The population is one hundred and five (105), Professionals’ staff is thirty-nine (39) and Para-professionals staff is sixty-six (66) in the public libraries. The questionnaires were distributed through Google form. Simple percentage method was used. Findings showed that public libraries in Delta state generally have problems with the management of indigenous knowledge (IKM). They have low extent and not involved at all in indigenous knowledge management. Other findings showed that the library staff is not given opportunities for in-service training in indigenous knowledge management (IKM) in Delta state library board. Solutions and recommendations were proffered to this study by the researcher.


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