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Assessment of Modern Preservation Practices at the Federal University Otuoke Library, Bayelsa State 评估巴耶尔萨州联邦大学奥图克图书馆的现代保存做法

Southern African Journal of Security Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.25159/3005-4222/15899

Kolawole Francis Ogunbodede, Ebere Edith Onah

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Enhancing National Security and Combating Insurgency in Nigeria: The Role of the Library 加强尼日利亚的国家安全和打击叛乱：图书馆的作用

Southern African Journal of Security Pub Date : 2024-06-05 DOI: 10.25159/3005-4222/15742

Onyema Nsirim, Clementina Clement-Abraham, Aminatu Ajie

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