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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 5(6), pp. 180–189, September, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2017.028
Full Length Research
Assessing the level of Education and Training of Library Staff for Disaster Risk Reduction by University Libraries in North-Eastern Nigeria
Dr. Henry M. Abareh
Deputy University Librarian, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248, Bauchi, Bauchi State, NIGERIA. E-mail: hmabareh07@yahoo.com
Accepted 27 August 2017
The study assessed the level of education and training for Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR) preparedness of six university libraries in
North-Eastern Nigeria. The objectives of the research determined the
level of education processes; ascertained the relevance of research on
DRR; and determined the level of library staff training on DRR. The
study adopted the survey design. The population comprised of 88
Librarians and 75 Para-Professionals staff totaling 163 subjects. The
questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The collected
data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, while results were
presented in tables using frequency distribution and mean percentages.
Findings of the study revealed that, majority of the respondents lacked
the basic education and training on DRR at the level of workshop and
conference attendance, seminar, courses, postgraduate studies etc.
Librarians have not been conducting researches on DRR specifically; and
staff lacked training on how to handle fire extinguishers in the event
of a disaster. Recommendations were made on how to reverse the
identified deficiencies. Cite This Article As: Abareh HM (2017). Assessing the level of Education and Training of Library Staff for Disaster Risk Reduction by University Libraries in North-Eastern Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 5(6): 180-189
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