The year 1962 saw the birth of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) while the Nigerian Libraries came into being in 1963. The Nigerian Libraries is the official professional journal of the Association which provides a forum for quality empirical research and scholarly works in all areas of Library and Information Science to be published by librarians, information scientists, information technologists, archivists, documentarists, educators, and other related professionals. The journal also accepts papers of high-quality dealing with the theoretical aspects of the field.
The journal is peer reviewed by distinguished scholars and professionals in the field concerned. It is published bi-annually in January - June and July - December each year; hence papers are accepted throughout the year. Interested contributors are to submit their papers for consideration for publication using the guidelines outlined under 'Note for Contributors'. Only papers that have been assessed and found qualitative by the Editorial Board are published, and the decision of the Editorial Board on each paper is final but the contributors are notified accordingly. Contributors must ensure that all papers submitted for consideration have not been submitted or previously published elsewhere. The journal is available both in print and online. The online version is accessed via
All interested contributors are advised to adhere to the following guidelines:
Contributions to the Nigerian Libraries for publication should not be more than 5,000 words. They should be double-spaced typed in A4 paper size. Footnotes should be avoided as much as possible. The authors' name(s), position, highest qualification, place of work and address, e-mail address and telephone number(s) should be provided. Diagrams should be drawn in India ink on smooth white paper or board and in such proportions that they can be reduced to a page measuring 7'2 x 4'2 or half that size. References, which should be according to APA style, should be provided at the end of each article submitted for publication.