Purpose–To share themes and issues of a conference held in Nigeria of a specialized group of librarians, law librarians. Design/methodology/approach–This is a review of the conference. Findings–Surprisingly, the issues that were highlighted in the papers and presentations was not the most important nor interesting sense of this meeting, but the poor attendance, participation and the incredible sense of digital divide that is described and how weak conditions are in Nigerian law libraries due to inadequate connectivity overall and Internet access in particular. Access to resources regardless of the standards is highly restricted. Practical implications–Intervention of resources, technology, capital and human resources are all badly needed to make a difference in training and rendering improved services in law libraries. International content available via the web is not helpful if access is so cumbersome and restricted. Originality/value–Provides information of value of Library professionals.
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Annual Conference of the Nigeria Association of Law Libraries
Pereware A. Tiemo;
Pereware A. Tiemo
Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. (pere_tiemo@yahoo.com)
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Henry Agbabune
Henry Agbabune
Law Librarian at the Ministry of Justice Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-1678
Print ISSN: 0741-9058
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2007
Library Hi Tech News (2007) 24 (2): 4–5.
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Tiemo PA, Agbabune H (2007), "Annual Conference of the Nigeria Association of Law Libraries". Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 24 No. 2 pp. 4–5, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050710751607
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