Publishing and Librarianship: The Nigerian Experience
Authors: Dr Magnus C. Unegbu, Ogbonna Isaac-Nnadimele, Lasbrey I. Unegbu,
Maria Ogonna Ndu & Charity Onyenonachi Iwuchukwu
Abstract – The history of publishing in Nigeria, relationship between publishing and librarianship in a digitized environment, publishing and copyright law and problems of publishing industry have been examined. The role played by missionaries in establishment of printing and publishing houses in Nigeria were also discussed. It is an established fact that before the invention of printing, books were labouriously copied by hand. However, it was observed that the emergence of desktop and digital publishing have greatly improved the quality of books and other reading materials produced in Nigeria. The paper recommends that government at all levels should give adequate financial and infrastructural support to publishers and libraries in Nigeria to enable them meet the challenges.
Keywords - Publishing, Librarianship Relationship, Digitized Environment, Challenges.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.2.2021.1402
Cite This Article As: Unegbu, M.c., Isaac-Nnadimele, Unegbu,U.M., Ndu, M.O. & Iwuchukwu C.O. (2021). Publishing and Librarianship: The Nigerian Experience. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS),7(2) 125-130. www.ijrls.in
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Publication Date: 02 June 2021