MANAGEMENT OF ANTI-LIBRARY USE BEHAVIOUR IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES

Abstract

_{University libraries are exposed to risk from their clients. Strategy of the behaviour cumulating in the risk should be effectively managed towards its eradication. There should be management procedures for such.The study which was exploratory, interventional and descriptive aimed at identifying and discussing the procedure for eradicating anti-library use behaviour. Ten libraries of various types were selected as the study units, and 50 clients were randomly selected from each to constitute the sample. Multi-method approach was used to collect the data based on the management procedure and the respondents were asked to indicate their perception of the level of contribution of the procedure towards eradication of anti-libraries behaviour.Good security discipline has the highest level of contribution, followed by Team work, good lighting and users education while the use of alarm and controlling the extent of exposing the library properties were among those considered having the least contribution.}