INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE STORAGE AND ACCESS FOR CULTURAL CONTINUITY: THE ROLEOF THE LIBRARY IN NIGERIA

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The paper examines indigenous knowledge storage and access for cultural continuity, the role of the library in Nigeria. Indigenous knowledge is the unique, traditional, local knowledge existing within and developed aroundspecific conditions of women and men indigenous to a particular geographic area. Some examples of indigenousknowledge include horns, drums, stories among others; ways of preserving indigenous knowledge include documentation of stories by way of recording them into audio tapes or even videos, converting other indigenous knowledge to artifacts among others. Study further highlighted that libraries can be of assistance in transmitting indigenous knowledge by creating inventories, registers and bibliographies of indigenous knowledge; promotingawareness and appreciation of indigenous knowledge for communities, and through the provision of computers, internet, and digital cameras and so on to make indigenous knowledge accessible, libraries could also help communities with lack of social amenities like electricity by liaising with appropriate authorities for solution, mobilelibrary services, good human relationship and adult education will all help the efficient service of the library as regards indigenous knowledge storage and access

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INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE STORAGE AND ACCESS FOR CULTURAL CONTINUITY: THE ROLEOF THE LIBRARY IN NIGERIA

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