Wars and Sanctions: Do Libraries Have a Role to Play?

Q2 Social Sciences

Reference Librarian Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/02763877.2022.2100559

Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Khadijat Dayo Ajayi, R. Komolafe

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ABSTRACT This research sought to investigate the roles of libraries during and after wars, as well as Nigerian students’ support for sanctions against nations that start wars. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Of the 295 survey respondents, 73.9% supported sanctions, either strongly or partially, on nations that start wars anywhere in the world. However, 57.3% would prefer that sanctions be avoided if ordinary people will suffer as a result of the economic impact. Organizing war resolution seminars, distributing war resolution books, answering users’ questions about wars, judiciously sharing current war news with library users, and providing a venue for dialogs about ongoing war are the most useful roles that libraries may play during wartime. Libraries can provide up-to-date information on government aid eligibility and accessibility, financial information resources for financial stability, community rebuilding books, and a location for postwar conversation in the aftermath of a war. The study proposes that libraries in warring nations take proactive actions by conducting war resolution seminars and providing appropriate materials related to war resolution, as well as taking proactive actions in the aftermath of wars, such as collaborating with governments to ensure that libraries are regularly provided with information about aid and recovery.

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战争与制裁：图书馆可以发挥作用吗？

本研究旨在调查图书馆在战争期间和战后的作用，以及尼日利亚学生对制裁发动战争的国家的支持。数据分析采用描述性统计。在295名受访者中，73.9%的人支持对在世界任何地方发动战争的国家实施严厉或部分制裁。然而，57.3%的人认为，如果普通民众因经济影响而遭受损失，就应该避免制裁。组织战争解决研讨会，分发战争解决书籍，回答用户关于战争的问题，明智地与图书馆用户分享当前的战争新闻，并提供一个关于正在进行的战争的对话场所，这些都是图书馆在战时可能发挥的最有用的作用。图书馆可以提供有关政府援助资格和可及性的最新信息，金融稳定的金融信息资源，社区重建书籍，以及战后战后对话的地点。研究建议，交战国的图书馆应采取主动行动，举办战争解决研讨会，提供与战争解决相关的适当材料，并在战争结束后采取主动行动，如与政府合作，确保图书馆定期获得有关援助和恢复的信息。

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