Challenges in the provision of reprographic services by Federal Polytechnic Nekede library

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Challenges in the provision of reprographic services by Federal Polytechnic Nekede library. This research is on challenges in the provision of reprographic services by Federal Polytechnic Nekede (FPNO) library, Owerri. The aim of this research is to determine the challenges, adequacy and accessibility of reprographic equipment towards enhancing the need for the users. The researcher distributed 25 questionnaires to staff and students of the institutions which were all completed and returned. The researcher observed that the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede management does not allocate enough funds for the maintenance of reprographic equipment. At the same hand, F.P.N.O respondents show that immediate beneficiaries of reprographic services are the students, researchers, and academic staff. In research methodology, the target population is the staff, with students drawn from the staff, students drawn from the institution. The researcher used table frequency and percentages of the responses to each question. The researcher made her recommendation based on the findings of the study.