Challenges Of Selection And Acquisition Of Grey Literature In Nigerian Libraries

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Selection and acquisition are terms used in provision of library materials. Selection is the process of choosing while acquisition is the process of obtaining library materials (Anyanwu, et al, 2006) selection must precede acquisition, what to select depends on the type of library since the library is interested in serving primarily its clientese which could be homogenous or heterogeneous (Oduagwu, 2002). Book selection is used as a generic term covering the selection of both book and non-book materials for library. Acquisition on the ot…