ABSTRACT

This is a research on challenges of acquisition of materials and services

to users in special libraries in Nigeria. A case study of Imo State House
of Assembly. Questionnaires were used in getting the relevant
information needed for the research. The responses from the
questionnaires were analyzed to arrive at conclusion. The study revealed
that library and information services provide reference and research
support to the general assembly and its staff and legislatives information
to the public. The research further studied the factors hindering the
availability of information to the legislature. Recommendations were
made based on the finding on ways and means of solving the challenges
and to make a way on effectiveness of the challenges of acquisition of
materials and services to users special libraries in Imo State house of
assembly.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY OR OVERVIEW

The concept of information is variedly understood, defined, used,

applied and managed by different authors, writers and scholars, but all
titles towards the achievement of an aim, objective or goal. But for the
purpose of this frame topic, it is geared to the legislature via the library.

Waiting in his introducing remarks oparaku (2011) professionally

defines an ideas library therefore, is a collection or selection of books
accompanied a machinery for their exploitation operated by people
trained in the necessary techniques. He informed further that in modern
times, a library must also be taken to include in its resources material
other than books such as periodicals, illustrations, films, records, types
etc. (AVM) in addition the library must indicate or provide methods of
reaching resources of information which cannot be provided from any of
the graphic or other recorded sources.

Relatedly, library of congress located just east of the United States

capital, is one of the largest and most valuable research libraries in the
word. It has more than 12 million books and pamphlets and millions of
charts manuscripts, maps, musical compositions, engravings, lithographs
and other items. The world book encyclopedia of value 12,1976 inform
that the library owns the united states collection of incunabula (books
printed before 1501) they represent the earliest product of printing press,
which are invented about three thousand (3000) of them, known as the
vollber collection, were brought in 1930 at a cost of $ 11/2million.

1.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IMO HOUSE OF

ASSEMBLY

Imo State was on of the seven newly created states by the federal
military government on February 3, 1976. The constitution of the federal
republic of Nigeria, 1979, made provision for the establishment of a
house of assembly in each state.

The constitution also provided that a state house of assembly shall

consist of democratically elected members three times the total number
of seats which of representatives in compliance such stipulations, the
Imo State house of assembly consist of 90 elected numbers in the second
republic.

In accordance with a proclamation by the federal military government

the Imo State house of assembly as well as other state October 1999. Of
the 90 pioneer members of the state house of assembly four resigned to
take up other appointments in the executive arm of the state and the
federal government while are died in active service thus creating five
seats (house of assembly Imo State Nigeria brochure August 1980). 
Contemporarily, if is understandably therefore that when the military
shoots into the control of government, being a non-representative
government, if takes away the soul of democracy the legislature.

Before 1985 and 1999, when the military, which is a dictatorship, kept a
vice-like gripe an power in Nigeria, it scrapped the legislature in that
period the legislative structure, tradition and practice atrophied and
indeed were almost extinct from the fourth republic (Preface) cover
1999, if writers to assert to the return of democracy in 1999 was
therefore a new beginning, a self rediscovery for the legislature in
Nigeria.

The house is headed by the speaker on the legislative arm while by the
clerk/permanent secretary.

1.3 STATEMENT OF CHALLENGE

As I have definition-ally established earlier on in the course of the

development of this project, modern library set up, especially the
“special Library in which the legislature is best with some challenge.
Accordingly, Justifiably, these challenge range from poor budgetary
government funding, poor accommodation, unqualified and at times in
sufficient staff, poor motivation, administrative and corporate
interference and intervention, inordinate ambition of the library
attendant to get rich quick by not passing through them poor information
network, lack of communication and office fools, lack of innovation and
inventiveness or creativity, lack of expansion, obsolete and outdated
library stock, lack of training and refraining and library rules and
regulation are known inhibiting challenges for library and information
services especially legislature of Imo State.

1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY 

The objectives of this study are listed as follows

1. To identify the challenges affecting acquisition in special library.2. To
find out the factors that are responsible for these challenges.3. To
examine the impacts of these challenges on the services of the library
under study.4. To suggest solutions to the challenges of acquisition in
special library.

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The following are the research questions:

1. What are the challenges affecting acquisition in special library?2.

What are the impacts of these challenges on the services of the special
library?3. What are the impacts of these challenges on the services of the
special library?4. How can the challenges of acquisition can be solved in
special library?

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

There is need for humorous working relationship between the workers

and legislatures (in the Legislature) as a veritable tool for a fair
legislature the state in order to realize the dividends of democracy.

It is also significant that it will add to the existing literature on library

and information services in the process of law making in Imo State in
particular and Nigeria in general.

Finally, much has been said on process of law making or conditions in

which bills are presented and approved off.

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study emphasizes the legislature. The legislative process is widened

and focuses all aspects of human endearours for purposes of simplicity
and orderly presentation of the work in the study, the researcher will the
whole legislature aim of government in Imo State, which is the cradle of
law making process.

1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

In every sphere of human activities, these are bound to be some

constraints which fend to militate against the achievement of a
predetermined objectives and goals. Accordingly, the researcher was
faced with challenges of finance, in the course of writing this project.
The time frame for the project was also a threatening one; it was too
short, in view of the fact of final year preogramme.The issue of transport
fares, as you are highly aware or the present cost and standard of living
in the country because of distance for a legislator disturbed the project,
but in any way, God saw us through of thro and fro to legislature (House
of Assembly).

1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Book Acquisition: It is the process of obtaining materials to satisfy the

need of the users. It is carried through purchases, gifts and exchange, it
also building of collection in line with the objectives of the library.

Special library: These are libraries in the institution of higher learning

which are devoted to academic institution. They support teaching,
learning and research. They include universities, polytechnics and
colleges of educations libraries.