Administrative Proficiency and Effective Library System in Nigeria: Perspective of University of Jos, Nigeria

Abstract

Administration is part of life just as our shadows are part of us. We see this in all spheres we are involved in including the lowest level in the cycle of life which is I see as “self” first, followed by family and others. At each of these levels, whenever the need for choice, target or goal attainment comes up, it means that a core element of administration is birthed. This forms the basis of this paper, integrating the elements of proficient administration to building a vibrant library system in the public libraries of our tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The paper provides an omnibus of diverse administration aspects and the suggested one for a proficient library system. Literatures were drawn from secondary sources of data collection, such as: Books, Journals, and other relevant internet materials. It reveals some important areas of administration, centering more on developmental administration, fusing it into the library administration to create a better system in our libraries. It concludes that more concerted efforts should be geared towards creating a contemporary administrative team so as to build a formidable and actionable administration that formulates trending and pertinent policies, fast response to issues, open to embracing challenges off all sorts and innovation-inclined.