The Role of University Libraries in Accreditation of Academic Programmes: Challenges and Prospects

Authors

Flora Ifeoma Okogwu, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State NigeriaFollow
Juliana Obiageri Akidi, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, NigeriaFollow

Date of this Version

Winter 5-5-2022

Document Type

Article

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Abstract

The National Universities Commission, the supervisory body of all Universities in Nigeria assesses the universities for standards and quality assurance of programmes on regular basis. The paper examined how accreditations are carried out by the National Universities Commission and the accreditation roles of the university libraries were examined. The study also unveiled the challenges of accreditation in University Libraries which include late notification of forthcoming accreditation, financial constraint, out datedness of information resources, and understaff. The study suggested possible ways out of these challenges which include timely notification of date of accreditation, provision of finance to enable the library acquire current information resources and the like.