Week 2

• There are different types of libraries which are classified according to their location, ownership, content and form
• As a learner you need a lot of information on your course of study, health, socio-political life and other areas of life, as these are very important for you to know where to get whatever you need whenever the need arises
• Different types of library are discussed in order to let you know where to get the needed information that will make you more knowledgeable about your course of study and aid your life-long education
• Academic Libraries


  Libraries found in higher institutions of learning such as colleges of education, polytechnics and universities
• Academic Libraries


  • Fatiu Ademola Akesode Library in Lagos State University
  • Kwara State College of Education Library
  • Federal College of Education (FCE) location Library
  • University of Lagos Library
  • Yaba College of Technology Library
  • Babcock University Library
  • Lagos State Polytechnic Library
• School Libraries


  Libraries found in nursery/primary and secondary schools, providing information materials relating to the curriculum and to aid teaching-learning and recreational activities
• School Libraries


  • Chrisland Secondary School Library, Ikotun
  • Federal Government College libraries Lagos Library
  • Lagos State Model College Library, Kankon-Badagry
• Public Libraries


  Libraries opened to everyone in a community, usually owned and financed by the state or local government, with opening hours designed to suit every member of the community
• Public Libraries


  • Simeon Adebo Library, Kuto, Abeokuta
  • Tom Jones Library, Lagos
  • Isolo Public Library, Isolo
  • Mushin Local Government Library, Mushin
  • Central Library, Lagos
• National Libraries


  Libraries owned by the Federal Government of a country, with legal depository right to acquire copies of every published information document in the country
• National Libraries


  • National Library of Nigeria
  • Bibliotheque Nationale, France
  • Ghana National Library
• Research Libraries


  Libraries established in research institutions, stocking materials relevant to researchers and the activities carried out in these institutes
• Research Libraries


  • Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO) Library
  • Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) Library
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Library
• Government Department Libraries


  Libraries attached to various government ministries, departments, parastatals and agencies
• Government Department Libraries


  • Federal Ministry of Justice Library
  • NAFDAC Library
  • Central Bank of Nigeria Library
  • Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Badagry, Library
• Professional Libraries


  Libraries serving professional bodies
• Professional Libraries


  • Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) Library
  • Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Library
  • Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) Library
  • Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Library
• Business and Industrial Libraries

  Libraries owned by business organisations and industries, catering for their information and developmental needs
• Business and Industrial Libraries

  • First Bank of Nigeria Library
  • National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Library
  • Technical Library of Lever Brothers Plc
• Private Libraries


  Libraries owned by individuals, developed for personal use, may be opened to other users if the owners wish
• Private Libraries


  • Gani Fawehinmi Library
  • Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Library
  • Sopolu Library owned by the Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo
  • Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta
• Virtual Libraries


  Libraries with electronic resources that are not limited to the four walls of a building, accessible through the internet
• Digital Libraries


  Computerized libraries with resources in digital form, readable only with the aid of a computer
• Electronic Libraries


  Libraries where everything can only be done using electronic devices, including the computer and internet
• A library can be electronic but not virtual, e.g. a library collection digitized and stored on compact discs (CDs) for use only within such library</b>
• Subscription Libraries


  Libraries where users pay a certain amount of money monthly, quarterly or annually to access the libraries' collections and services
• Studying types of library makes it possible to differentiate the different types of library that are available, their similarities, differences and locations, helping to obtain needed information and aid study and life in general