Data were obtained through the use of questionnaire, distributed to all of three of the nations university libraries. The study found, among other things, that all three libraries have problems with delinquent behaviors, though in varying degrees. Although these problems cannot be solved overnight, the attempt is made to suggest solutions that will contain them, at least to the barest minimum. This study highlights and explores the range of anti-social acts in Nnamidi Azikiwe University Library, Awka, Nigeria. It also examines critically the forms of antisocial acts adopted, with attempts at some insights into the cause of such acts.
Specific mention is made of the types of library materials that fall prey to such antisocial acts.
The study concludes with personal views and suggestions for improvement on the part of different libraries towards ensuring that future acts are prevented or made less frequent. Since that article appeared, several states have enacted confidentiality statutes and five have revised their statutes. The statutes reproduced here complement Lincoln's article. Those statutes included here were either not included in the 1992 article or those states' legislatures have since revised the law. You can also obtain sample copies of any Haworth Press titles from the address above.