IJALIS

ISSN: 2360-7858

 International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

Vol. 8(1), pp. 10–16, January, 2020. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.005

Full Length Research

This study determined the level of awareness of preservation practices of library print materials and its implementation according to UNESCO Conservation Guidelines by library managers in the south east geo-political zone of Nigeria. The primary data were collected with the aid of a questionnaire and face to face observation, a test-retest method of reliability of two weeks interval was conducted, with a reliability coefficient of 0.84 obtained. The study found that few of the library managers 20(43.5%) are aware of the preservation practices in the UNESCO conservation guidelines, 24(52.2%) of the library managers adopt preservation practices. It was suggested that government should conduct workshops, seminars and conferences for library managers with adequate funding and enabling environment to enable library managers work effectively and use the UNESCO Conservation Guidelines in their preservation practices. There should be a visitation of institutions that are implementing the guidelines for knowledge and skill acquisitions.

Keyword: Awareness, Implementation, Print materials, preservation practices, UNESCO conservation guidelines.

Cite This Article As:  Chima-James, N., Obiano PCI., DORIS .C, Okereke, AUT., Ogaraku, D.N, Abanum R (2020). Level of Awareness and Implementation of UNESCO Conservation Guidelines for Preservation Practices by Library Managers in South-East Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 8(1): 10-16