Information and services provided to wheelchair mobile users in Nigeria: Role of Academic libraries
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Information is important for the survival of any society. In an academic community, information is used
for learning, teaching, research and leisure. Government, Libraries, Librarians, and other information
centres are to make information accessible to all categories of persons in the society, regardless of
disabilities. However, in developing countries like Nigeria, accessibility to information is limited. Using
the interview, telephone and e-mail methods; this study attempts to examine the information and
services provided the wheelchair mobile users in Nigeria and how the services can be improved. It also
looks at the roles of government and academic libraries in ensuring that library materials and
information services are accessible to the wheelchair mobile users.
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science