The role of legislative library in the sustenance of democracy in Katsina

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The role of legislative library in the sustenance of democracy in Katsina. The study investigated and examined the role of the legislative library in the sustenance of democracy in Katsina, with a particular reference to the Katsina House of Assembly Library. Many state houses of assembly whose members have already identified the relevance of the legislative libraries and used the libraries effectively and efficiently have witnessed a remarkable improvement in the performance concerning deliberation and individual’s self-development. It has been observed that the Katsina State Legislative Assembly library is not adequately being patronized by the honorable members there is also the problem of inadequate funding, lack of adequate materials, equipment as well as maintenance. Ideally, a study of this nature should include more than one legislative library since the subject affects the entire legislative libraries in the country It is, however, limited to Katsina State. Assembly legislative library as the apex legislative library, the limitation encountered by the researcher in carrying out this research it time, the time for the research was too short, considering the duration of time taken. Questionnaires were distributed for data collection and were analyzed in chapter four. Recommendations were made based on the findings for further suggestions. Therefore, the overall analysis of the result showed that the level of satisfaction in which the legislative library provides information to legislation and the sustenance of democracy is moderate.