FUNDING AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Ihe study examined the relationship between funding and public library services in
Cross River State. Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, four research questions and four
hypotheses were stated accordingly. Literature review was carried out empirically
according to the sub variables of the study. The study adopted a survey research
design with total enumeration technique to cover the entire 60 library personnel used
as the population of study. Questionnaire was used for data collection. the instrument
used was validated by supervisor and experts in the Department of Measurement and
I:valuation and the reliability was ascertained using Cronbach alpha which was
reliable. Data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s
Product Moment Correlation. The results showed that there was a significant
relationship between government allocations and public library services in Cross
River State, Nigeria. there was a significant relationship between grants and public
library services in Cross River State, Nigeria, there was a significant relationship
between private contributions and public library services in Cross River State,
Nigeria. there was a significant relationship between fees and fines and public library
services in Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on this findings, it was recommended
that public library in Cross River State should be adequately funded. private spirited
individuals should from time to time make donations to the library, Government
allocation to the library should be increased.
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