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University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Library

At the University’s inception, the Owelle of Onitsha, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe donated 12,000 volumes of books. In 1962/63 the University library holdings had increased to 27,000 volumes with a seating capacity of 220 readers. Presently, the University Library System has about 735,157 volumes of books and about 99,760 bound volumes of journals.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe Library has a growing collection of publications by international bodies/organization such as:

• The United Nations;
• The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nation; and
• The United Nations Educational Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The Library has also special collection documents published by the various governments of Nigeria as well as the Biafrana Collection (publications on the Nigeria Civil War) and African Collection (publications on Africa, about Africa and by Africans).