BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TOWN AND GOWN THROUGH INFORMATION REPACKAGING: THE ROLE OF CENTRE FOR LEARNING RESOURCES, COVENANT UNIVERSITY, OTA, NIGERIA
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Communities which host universities are supposed to have an edge over their counterparts in
various areas of development. Covenant University has made outstanding conlributions towards the '
development of its host community, Ota. This has invariably helped in building a solid relationship
between the university and the community. This paper examines the role that the 1111iversity library can
play towards the development of the host community. it focuses on repackaging of the avalanche of
information resources into formats that can be easily accessed by members of the rural community.
information can be repackaged in form of songs, drama, stories; audiovisuals etc. Th is will help to
conquer the barriers of language, time and distance which constitutes accessibility bottlenecks to the
illiterate members of the host community. The study concludes that university libraries must take
positive steps towards addressing the information needs of their host co;;mlunilies and ensure thai
information is made accessible to them, irrespective of their educational and social backgrounds
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science