Purpose

The study aims to investigate the academic libraries' response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic situation in Nigeria.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey research design was employed for the study. The population of the study was all the 584 approved academic institutions in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire administered online was designed to collect data with Google Form from heads of library (who are the chief principal officer) in all the academic institutions. The link to the survey was sent to the Nigeria Library Association (NLA) Online Forum, the platform on which Nigerian librarians fete and discuss issues relating to the profession. Social media tools such as WhatsApp and Telegram belonging to groups of academic librarians in Nigeria were also employed. The heads of the library from 108 academic libraries responded to the survey. The data generated were analyzed using a statistical tool and presented in tables.

Findings

The finding reveals that nearly all the students are not on campus since they have been directed to vacate their campus as a result of the lockdown. The study reveals some safety measures that were put in place by the libraries in Nigeria to include total closure of the library (59.3%), provision of hand sanitizer (55.6%) and the use of face mask and nose covers by library users (31.9%). The finding further indicates social distancing measures also put in place to include communication done via social media (59.3%), attendance to patrons (51.9%), class/lecture (51.9%), training/conferences (37%) and paper presentations (37%) that are all canceled, respectively. On access to library materials, a majority (87.96%) of the academic libraries in Nigeria provide only online materials to their users, while 9.26% of the academic libraries provide access to both prints and online materials.

Research limitations/implications

The paper will contribute to the body of literature on academic libraries' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and beyond.

Practical implications

While the disease is still very much with the world, libraries have to continue providing information resources in support of the research studies and sensitize the world on the measures to take to curtail the pandemic.

Originality/value

The results can help other libraries find ways and means to adjust services, so that they can still meet the needs of users in this pandemic.

中文翻译：

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学术图书馆对尼日利亚 COVID-19 大流行的反应

目的

该研究旨在调查学术图书馆对尼日利亚 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行情况的反应。

设计/方法/方法

本研究采用调查研究设计。该研究的对象是尼日利亚所有 584 家批准的学术机构。在线管理的结构化问卷旨在通过 Google 表单从所有学术机构的图书馆馆长（他们是首席首席官员）那里收集数据。该调查的链接已发送至尼日利亚图书馆协会 (NLA) 在线论坛，该平台是尼日利亚图书馆员举行宴会并讨论与该行业相关的问题的平台。社交媒体工具，如 WhatsApp 和 Telegram，属于尼日利亚学术图书馆员团体。来自 108 家高校图书馆的馆长回应了调查。生成的数据使用统计工具进行分析并以表格的形式呈现。

发现

调查结果显示，几乎所有学生都不在校园内，因为他们已被指示因封锁而撤离校园。该研究揭示了尼日利亚图书馆采取的一些安全措施，包括完全关闭图书馆 (59.3%)、提供洗手液 (55.6%) 以及图书馆用户使用口罩和鼻罩 (31.9 %）。调查结果进一步表明，社交距离措施还包括通过社交媒体进行的交流（59.3%）、顾客出席（51.9%）、课堂/讲座（51.9%）、培训/会议（37%）和论文演示（ 37%），分别被取消。在获取图书馆资料方面，尼日利亚大部分 (87.96%) 的学术图书馆仅向用户提供在线资料，而 9.

研究限制/影响

该论文将为有关学术图书馆应对尼日利亚及其他地区 COVID-19 大流行的文献做出贡献。

实际影响

虽然这种疾病仍然与世界息息相关，但图书馆必须继续提供信息资源以支持研究，并使世界了解为遏制大流行而采取的措施。

原创性/价值

研究结果可以帮助其他图书馆找到调整服务的方法和方法，使其在这次大流行中仍然能够满足用户的需求。