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Nnamdi Azikiwe Library
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Nnamdi Azikiwe Library
LocationVC75+MCG, Ihe Nsukka 410002, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria
Type National library
EstablishedOctober 1960(62 years ago) (October 1960)
Collection
Items collectedBooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Other information
Director Dr. Ilo Promise Ifeoma (chief executive, since April 2021)
Website Nnamdi Azikwe Library website

Nnamdi Azikiwe Library is located on the campus of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. [1] Established in 1960, [2] it is named after the first president of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe.

Contents

The library houses archival collections. Users access this collection through the library catalogue or shelf browsing. [3] The library has a Facebook page. the current University Librarian she Dr. Mrs. C.N. Ezeani. [4]

History

The library collection grew steadily between 1964 and 1967, increasing annually by 20,000 volumes. [2] It was among the few academic libraries in Nigeria to apply ICT components in the 1970s, beginning to automate its serial records in 1975. [5] On 8 March 2009, the library moved to a much larger building whose construction began in 1982. [6]

Divisions of the Library

the Main Library has over 7500 sitting capacity of reading space with different information resources both offline and online resources in different divisions [3] which are

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References

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  6. Helen N. Eke; Vincent O. Ekwelem; Rosemary Anazodo (2014). "Student's Perception of New Security Measures in Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, University Of Nigeria,Nsukka: Implications For Efficient Library Services". Library Philosophy and Practice. Retrieved 7 December 2022 via University of Nebraska - Lincoln.