PRESERVATION AND CONVERSION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA JOS BRANCH, PLATEAU STATE.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My heartfelt and sincere gratitude goes to God Almighty for giving me the strength and knowledge to embark on this academic exercise of this nature. I acknowledge appreciatively the support of my articulate supervisor, Mr. Abel Dooior Apinega, for his intellectual leadership, kindness and firm efforts in reading through the manuscript and offering most valuable suggestions and contribution which have certainly improved the style and quality of this work. I also acknowledge the intellectual build up by the Head of Public Administration Department, Dr. Timothy Utile and I also wish to thank all my lecturers in the Department of Public Administration namely: Prof. Akase Paul Sorkaa, Prof. Jonh Enyi, Dr. Pauline Akpa, Dr. Erdoo Fiase, Dr. Benjamin Tough and Mr. Emmanuel Yandela who taught me during the course of my studies. Thank you all. Finally, my gratitude goes to my beloved mother, and my elder brother, Mr. Fidelis Amande Ansha for their love, care, prayers, financial support and moral support throughout the course of my studies.