Library and Information Services

MANDATE / FUNCTIONS OF THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ABUJA

The Library is mandated to Select, Acquire, Process, Organize, Preserve, Disseminate and Manage relevant materials for information needs of the clienteles and other stakeholders in the form of Textbooks, Law/non-legal reference Materials, Government Publications, Journals, Law Reports, ebooks, Law Pavillion, law companion, Newspaper etc. to support the Mission and Vision of the Ministry for effective service delivery.

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to be the best in providing current information needs in forms of books and online access to research materials to our clienteles as it affects the administration of justice in Nigeria.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Library offers a welcoming and supportive reading environment, promotes information dissemination and digital literacy to all counsels, staff researchers and other stakeholders to the global world of current information.

The Department also seeks to maintain up-to-date collection and disseminate information in the field of speciality of the Ministry which is the legal profession to enhance service delivery in the Justice sector

Functions

The Library Services Department provides sundry informational and educational services to support the Ministry in the implementation of its mandates. Its responsibilities include:

• acquiring and processing informational resources that are relevant to the work of the Ministry;

• preserve and provide storage for the acquired information resources in a secure environment;

• provides access to informational materials (physical and electronic) that are required for legal research, policy development and implementation;

• provides technical support for library services, including indexing and abstracting services, compilation of annotated bibliographies on various subjects, and archival of special resource materials;

• provides library referral services (locally and international) in relation to legal research materials; and

• ensures efficient management of all library resources and personnel for service delivery.