Al-Hikmah University Journal

The study was designed to investigate the preservation and security of information resources in two selected libraries namely Kashim Ibrahim Library and CHELTEC library in Zaria Kaduna State. Two objectives were formulated to guide the study and descriptive survey was adopted to carry out the study. Descriptive statistic of frequency counts, percentage and standard deviation was used to present and analyses research objectives. The data collected were presented in tables and figures. The findings reveal that problems of preservation and security were mutilation, thefts, dust, overdue, untrained security men among other. Based on the research findings, it was recommends that there is need to upgrade and maintain facilities such as binderies, air condition system fire prevention equipment among other, and efforts should be made to enhance the manual methods of safeguarding libraries especially the periodic random checks on users and staff while emphasis should gradually shift to the electronic methods which is gaining very fast recognition in the present technological age.