Library Collaboration and Partnership: A Panacea for Fostering Innovative Service Delivery in Public Libraries in Rivers State

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate library collaboration and partnership: a panacea for fostering innovative service delivery in public libraries in Rivers State. The study adopted the use of descriptive survey design. The study was guided by three objectives and research questions. The population of the study comprised of 14 professional librarians in public libraries in Rivers State (Rivers State Library Board and Jubliee Library Port Harcourt). The study used the complete census sampling technique. Questionnaire was used for generation of primary data from respondents. Mean was used to answer the research questions. The findings amongst others revealed that the state of service delivery public libraries in Rivers State should further be enhanced to promote innovative service delivery and library collaboration and partnership enables libraries pool their resources and expertise in order to improve user experience. Based on the findings, the study recommended that, libraries are encouraged to collaborate with other libraries and organization as it enables them pool resources, potentially harness both human and material resource to foster transformative change within the landscape of library service delivery.