Purpose – To document current sources of revenue for Nigerian libraries, and offer suggestions for alternative funding …. Nigerian libraries nation‐wide depend mainly on annual budget allocations from the government. Design … alternative funding sources that libraries have tried in the past. Each alternative funding source is described, with significant …

considers key factors of universities global competitiveness that internationally determine their advantages in terms of … strategies of establishing world-class universities that would ensure prominent research results, in reformation of university … indicators and the presence of national universities in global university rankings. The analysis revealed a close positive …

quantitative approach to data collection and analysis. The results reveal that Nigeria is doing very little when it comes to …

1980-2008 in Nigeria. It analyses in particular, the extent to which Fields' proposition holds sway in this respect. The … influenced the expansion in number of universities (t = 3.87, p < 0.05), confirming Fields' postulation. However, it showed that … of the economy (t = 8.35, p < 0.05), which significantly affected the expansion of universities. The study concluded that …

a part. More widely, the aim is to explore the role of libraries within a colonial setting. Design …