IMPROVING FIRE PREVENTION FOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

An effective library collection is known for information, education, and scholarship. The collection building in a library is a primary activity, the rest of all being secondary as these are directed towards making the collection more accessible. The task of building-up a library collection, however, has never been easy because of some constraint in academic, special and public library in Nigeria. Some damages caused by fire are not replaceable, but are subject to a reorder review process. This paper focuses on the various ways of improving fire prevention and its impact on collection development in Nigerian libraries. The common causes of fire in libraries and fire prevention measures are inclusive in this paper.