Discusses some of the problems and implications inherent in the efforts of the Nigerian government to develop a federal television system. The intentions of the system are examined and the lapses and possible abuses latent in the program are highlighted. (Author/JL)

Discusses the legal deposit laws that have been enacted since 1950 for all materials published in Nigeria. Efforts at bibliographic control of the materials are described, the National Bibliography of Nigeria is explained, problems with noncompliance among the book industry are addressed, and suggestions for improved legal deposit collection are…

Discusses some of the problems associated with implementing a local radio station, and indicates that the local radio strategy for rural community education should be based on full scale coordination and cooperation among broadcasting, government departments, and voluntary agencies responsible for rural education and development. (Author/JEG)

Describes the present state of cooperation between industry and university education in Nigeria. Suggests reasons for developing cooperation, including manpower provisions, research, enrichment of teaching and learning, the continuing education of chemists, and financial support. (CS)

Describes radio broadcasting in Nigeria, and discusses the factors for successful radio communication, the policy implications, the provision of radio stations, and political objections. (JEG)

Identifies possible sources of supplemental income to finance Nigerian universities, including households and commercial and industrial firms. A consumption tax imposed on certain goods and services would generate needed funds. Also, because firms employ university graduates to earn higher profits, their turnover income should be taxed to support…

Discussion of the effect of book scarcity on law libraries and the legal profession in Nigeria addresses the country's law library collections, reasons for book scarcity, local publication of legal literature, reasons why Nigerians publish abroad, and measures already taken and suggested measures to combat book scarcity. (14 references) (MES)

Implementation of ISBD in Nigeria has successfully overcome problems with the diversities of 200 ethnic groups, 400 languages and dialects (in addition to English as the official language), arabic and roman alphabets, and the interface of two major religious systems--Islam and Christianity. This paper describes the adoption and uses of the ISBDs…

Support by the government, sources of foreign financial aid, school libraries, the development of bookselling and the publishing industry, problems with duplicate resources, and professional librarian training are discussed in relation to Nigerian library development since 1960. (MBR)

Includes five articles that discuss library and information work in Africa. Highlights include computerization in Nigerian libraries; education for library and information services in Ghana; an evaluation of African librarianship; the role of Nigerian publishers in national development; and the role of information services in national development…