COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF E-BOOKS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Nigerian literature has focused more on the general concept of e-resources without dedicated attention to e-books. This work takes a critical look at the challenges related to e-books collection and management in Nigerian universities. The study was conducted among six federal universities in Nigeria; one from each geopolitical zone of the federation. A survey research design was utilized to carry out the study with structured interview conducted for system librarians of the six university libraries. While there is proliferation of e-books in the libraries, absence of local titles, budgeting, consortium and awareness of DRM issues remain obvious challenges. Keywords: E-book management, Nigeria, University libraries, Collection Development, DRM.
Introduction The evolution of library as a centre for gathering, organization and dissemination of information has taken an interesting dimension ever since the advent of the Sumerians who developed tablets [...]