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ACCESSING MANUSCRIPTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIAN REPOSITORIES: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES BY Musa Salih Muhammad Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna. musasm@gmail.com And Sulaiman Shehu Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria sulaimanshh@gmail.com Since the discussion on Arabic/Ajami manuscripts be restoredy was started under the International collection serial in Arewa House, Kaduna in the year 2007, not some(prenominal) sentiment of the enormous task ahead in the counselling those prosecute the project in the theatre are presently experiencing. Whether it is at the level of determining the state of the manuscripts, their scope, attempt to recover and carry them in the best way researchers could benefit from their resourcefulness, the task has been the same. period progress is being made with strong dedication to come about the destination of these massive unexplored resources, and where potential collect and write those using modern techniques, a slender problem right away discovered in the field is that of permanent loss of more or less of the manuscripts in private hands. This paper attempts to highlight the problem of slander lining the manuscripts using specific examples of some private repositories in move of Northern Nigeria. 1.

INTRODUCTION When the project on Preserving Nigerias donnish and Literary Tradition and Arabic Manuscripts Heritage was conceived one of the several(prenominal) strategies of achieving the clan goals was in establishing contact with existing manuscripts preserving agencies and the Ulama (Islamic scholars) as much(pre nominal) as it could be possible. The purpos! e of doing that is to assess the materials so as to offer advice on the care and control and chess beginning up of these priceless resources to the society. In addition the project as well seeks for the acquisition of those manuscripts by way of photocopying, digital photo, portray or purchases by Arewa House for permanent preservation and early uses. To the vast unexplored collections, the mission is to survey, document, preserve and...If you want to becharm a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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