GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT This study examined the role of academic librarians in the protection of copyright law in South South universities. Two specific research objectives were formulated to guide the study. The research design was expost-facto research design. The population of the study was 67 comprising all academic librarians in the Universities of Uyo, Calabar and Port Harcourt using a purposive sampling technique. The instrument known as “Academic Librarians and Protection of the Copy-Right Law Questionnaire (ALIPCLAQ)” was used to collect the data. The instrument was subjected to reliability test, using test-retest method and it produced high average reliability coefficient of 0.89 to justify the use of the instrument. The analysis was done using Pearson Product Moment correlation (PPMC). The findings revealed that there is remarkable relationship between librarians’ utilization of the copyright law and protection of the copyright law. Also, there is significant relationship between librarians’ awareness and the protection of the copyright law. One of the recommendations was that all librarians should be encouraged to participate in the enforcement of copyright law. This can be actualized through training, information and provision of resources. Key Words: Academic librarians, librarians utilization, librarians awareness, copy right law