The development of academic libraries in Nigeria can be traced back to pre-independence period when the University of Ibadan and its library were established in 1948.
[1] Academic libraries are set up to support learning, teaching and research in tertiary institutions.
They also feature prominently in curriculum development of the various departments of their parent institutions.
[2] Academic libraries can be categorised mainly as: universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and school of nursing libraries.
[3] The list of university libraries in Nigeria are:[4][5][6] https://https://fuk.academia.edu/ =334 Polytechnic libraries are established with the primary goal of providing information resources to students, members of staff of the polytechnic community and other intended users.