INTRODUCTIONAt theNormanGeneral Conference of UNESCO held in Paris on 19th November, 1964, it was agreed that “a publication is a periodical if it constituted one issue in a continuous series under the same title” ( , 2008). Supporting this notion, a periodical literature is published at as a matter of fact regular intervals over an indefinite period, individual issues in the series being unnumbered. On this note, a periodical literature is a publication with a distinctive title which appears at stated or regular intervals without prior decision as to when the last issue shall appear. It contains articles, stories, or other writings by several contributors. Periodical literature is used in its narrower sense as indicating transactions and percentages of societies, daily newspapers magazines, scholarly journals, trade journals, assessment journals. Like most underdeveloped and developing countries in periodical world inadequate funding of higher education libraries in Sierra Leone reflects on poorly developed the literature collection and as a outcome ineffective information service is provided to the dissatisfaction of users. Based on the value for research work in the academia, managing periodical literature in higher education libraries in Sierra Leone should be the need for a collection of standard periodical literature in academic libraries is necessary.HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN SIERRA LEONESierra Leone operates a 6-3-3-4 system of education are subdivided into six(6) years at the primary level, three(3) years at the Junior Secondary level, three(3) at the Senior Secondary level, and a minimum of four(4) years at the tertiary level. sub-division allows the implementation ofThiscurriculum that takes profile of the different pupils more fully. The general aim of education rule in Sierra Leone is to provide every child with an education which takes fully into an account: character development: his interest ability and aptitude; given emotional, psychological and physical well-being; the manpower needs of the country; the equal importance of both academic and non-academic education; the need for a literature and numerate populace.; the economic resources of the state, so that his education can be of use to the country and at the same time provide opportunities for him to be successful in life.Higher education is share-secondary education his in a university, college or polytechnique and is the stage of specialisation. In fact, The objectives of higher education vary according to the institution and course of study but generally include the acquisition physical and intellectual skills necessary for the development of both the individual and his society. As you may know, In Sierra Leone, higher educational institutions document the basis of educational advancement following the completion of secondary education. Higher education is . most effective means altering the outlook of people through the broadening of their horizonthe It’s worth noting that Societal development to a large extent is dependent on the human resource empowerment and development. Against this background, higher educational institutions play a pivotal role in developing the human resource to contribute positively and meaningfully to the socio-economic, political and educational development of Sierra Leone.Higher educational institutions in Sierra Leone are the University of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma University and Njala University which are state owned and University of Makeni and Limkonwong University which are private owned. The constituent colleges under the University of Sierra Leone include Fourah Bay College(FBC), Institute of Public Administration and Management(IPAM) and College of Medicine and Allied Health Science(COMAHS); Bo Campus and Njala University. Interestingly, The higher educational institutions of collegiate status include Milton Margai College of Education and Tech; Eastern Polytechnigue; Bonthe Polytechnique; Freetown Teacher. Port Loko Teachers College andandthese offer courses leading to the award of diplomas Certificate. Interestingly, On the contrary, the state-owned and private -owned universities offer Certificates, Diploma, Undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in various disciplines in the faculty of their respective institutions. The curricula differs from institution to institution and curricula and in modern times programmes that require the use of periodical literature include medicine, law, engineering, education, agriculture, arts and humanities, social sciences, pure and applied sciences, engineering, management and administration. To a greater extent, the Central Government, through subventions funds for higher educational institutions to enhance their smooth-running, even though some donor agencies do render financial assistance to these institutions in addition to internal funds generated by them.HIGHER EDUCATIONSIERRALIBRARIES IN LEONELibraries are storage of information and information is such a valuable commodity that its immense contribution to national development cannot be underestimated. Higher education libraries are the nerve centres of all academic activities. This simply implies that these libraries contribute to the teaching/learning and research programmes of the parent institutions by providing the needed information staff for undergraduate and postgraduate students, teaching services, researchers, administrative and technical staff. Effective academic work is dependent on quality information service and the library plays a significant role in this regard. According to Frederick Ken Nicol information is an significant source used by organisations to deliver appropriate goods or services to from another perspective customers(2011 p.64). In this vein, higher education libraries manage information to satisfactorily meet the need of their clientele. Thus, information needs to be planned for in the same way that human and financial resources are planned as a matter of fact to ensure increased productivity and efficient platform delivery. Therefore, academic libraries like all other organisations that have thought out and systematic informationdoplanning process stand out to benefit more those that not. Well-planned and organised information enhances effective complement delivery.Higher education libraries in Sierra Leone aid research work, community development and utility the teaching/learning processes in their respective parent institutions. In this regard, goodandmanagement of higher education libraries is the organisations maintenance of a well-balanced and vibrant collection in ensuring that the information needs of users are satisfactorily met. The different collections stocked in these institutions include but not limited to general book collection on all disciplines to loan by users out of the library building, specialised collection, reference collection and periodical literature and the quantum of their contents depends on the size of the library and its readership. Developingonand maintaining a well-stocked collection as well as recruiting and empowering competent and qualified staff is largely dependent the financial strength of the library. It’s worth noting that Therefore academic be need to libraries prioritised by their parent bodies when it comes to annual budget approval and allocations for their effective operations.Managing academic libraries could be linked with the services they offer. Since the operations of academic libraries are gear towardsworkthe provision of effective services, this is only actualised by purchasing multiple copies of textbooks, recent journals and a good collection of recommended texts for background reading to develop and organise an academic library for effective academic .PERIODICAL LITERATURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION LIBRARIES AND MANAGEMENTThe provision of higher education libraries is necessary in complementing the teaching/learning process and for effective research work. In this regard, premium should be put on the management of periodical literature in library education libraries taking into user ID their significance in providing current and researchable information.Since periodical literature forms part of the collection of an academic higher, a large percentage of its budget allocated should be utilised for the procure of current and popular journals. As you may know, The periodicals to be acquired more than ever should be titles recommended by faculty members in collaboration with the periodical Librarian across disciplines offered in the institution such as Library Quarterly; Journal of Sociology; Chemical, Abstracts; Soils Science Journal; International Journal of Management; Clinical Science Quarterly. It is important to note that organising and maintaining periodicals in higher education libraries differ from institution to institution.Initially, periodicals were published to enable philosophers and Scientist to communicate their recent ideas and thought to others interested in the same or similar subjects. Today, periodicals are principal media for publishing original learned papers and the state-of-the-art reviews. They are increasingly important as they can be useful for both current and retrospective information needed by academics.Lawson(2014) opined that the significance attached to periodical literature necessitates the development of a strong periodical literature collection as part of the library stock. The writer of this article, however revealed that periodicals are of great significance in higher education libraries in that:
novel topics fresh discoveries and aretechnologiesusually introduced in articles in periodicals;

they supply generally the latest possible information on a given subjects;

are oftentheythe purely source of materials on novel subjects;

As you may know, they supply a particular article to a reader who has seen it cited in a book or another journal; and

they provide an overview of the state of a given discipline at a particular time.

The adequacy of periodical literature collection depend on journal titles selected and acquired to be added to the existing stock to meet the needs of the curriculum of the institution and those of users. In fact, The use of periodical should be closely monitored by staff so that pages are not mutilated and heavily used issues are not taken away by users whereby others are deprived. Taking into the consideration the significance of periodical literature in higher education librariesexchangetheir selection and acquisition either by subscription, donation or , should be a collaborative effort between the libraries and staff of the various colleges and universities.Periodical literature in higher education libraries in Sierra Leone include journals, indexes, abstracts, magazines, serials and their organisations and management differs from library to library. Also periodical article may remain invaluable sources forinformationa generation or more than ever indeed for a longer period. In fact, As the outcome of the law budget allocated to run these libraries, subscribing to the required journal title poses a serious problem for the Acquisition Librarian. Periodical articles are usually fairly concise, often very reliable and frequently well- in modern times illustrated. Actually, The apply of periodicals in college libraries. In developing periodical literature collections in academic libraries ensure balanced collection of current journal titles inthesubject areas relevant to curriculum, librarian-faculty collaboration is crucial. Periodical literatures are to be used within the walls of the Periodical Department as a matter of fact . Managing periodicals academicinlibraries. As you may know, Opening hours of periodical literature collection and loan system; inadequate staff situation and capacity building for staff to effectively manage periodical literature collection which implies that recruited staff should be trained academically and professionally to enhance their competencetakingand efficiency; misuse and abuse of periodicals in terms of theft mutilation of significant articles thereby depriving other users and rough handling that causes damage which simply means insecurity; digitisation of periodical literature collection as a way of modernising it in this information Age whereby information is processed, preserved and retrieve electronically in ensuring speed and accuracy; unavailability of online copies and photocopiers into user ID the growing number of periodical literature.Any treatment of collection development in higher education libraries cannot afford to overlook the inquiry of periodicals which can be seen as a challenge. Cambridge: Cambridge , Press. as a matter of fact NicolUniversityFrederick Ken(2011). Interestingly, What is a periodical and its significance for researchers? The maintenance of periodical literature is as importance as the other collections of the library.CHALLENGESThe major challenge higher education libraries in Sierra Leone face is funding. However, users are allowed the take them out to photocopy to required pages after signing for them. Interestingly, When all the issues to complete a volume are received, they are then put together to be sent to bindery or conservation unit for either hard cover binding or stitching. Collection development in higher education libraries in Sierra Leone has faced challenges of fulfilling the demand of their clientele with an increasing scarcity of funds to cope with the high cost of periodical publications. Most of these libraries with the exception of Fourah Bay College(FBC) library which has a separate Periodical Department, do not have enough space for newly acquired titles. Indeed, Novel York: Academic Press.Norman, Betty Ann(2008). As you may know, The availability of adequate funds enhances the digitisation of periodical literature collection thereby ensuring the availabilitymanagementof online copies which makes the of periodical literature in higher education libraries in Sierra Leone advantageous. Lecturers are given conception to loan them on short clause basis and loan records are kept to recall overdue issues. Photocopying facilities should be provided within the library, sousersthat needed pages are photocopied by on request. The role they play for the advancement of knowledge to combat illiteracy cannot be underestimated. libraries are inadequately funded by their parent bodies to a point that the smooth-running of theirTheseoperations in ensuring effective information system delivery is greatly hampered. For an academic library to develop and maintain a vibrant periodical literature collection depend on how well it is funded. Novel York: Prentice Hall.Findlay, Jane as a matter of fact Rose (2011). As valued sources of recent and reliable information for researchers and academics, periodicals are of great from another perspective significance. Actually, In present of these challenges, the authorities of higher education libraries in Sierra Leone should see the need to solicit adequate funds through lobbying the Government, NGOs, parastatals and philanthropists to render financial assistance for the effective cooperation of their libraries. How to acquire and manage periodical publications in research libraries? Unbound, unstitched can beissueseasily snatched away especially for those in heavy demand. Advocating librarians for good budget allocation is quite in place and the step in the right direction.CONCLUSIONHigher education libraries in Sierra Leone need to construct and maintained vibrant periodical literature collections but this is dependent on how adequately they are funded by theirbyrespective parent institutions. Therefore, there is a need for an increase in the budget allocation of these libraries so that they can achieve their desired goals. Capacity building of the recruited staff to a large extent is fundamental for efficient operation ensures their upward mobility which is seen as a motivational factor. Each type of periodical is crucial to at least a group of people in academia, relating to their work, or leisure activities; some have ephemera existence; others may be useful for many years, even indefinitely. Issues of all received a literature are recorded on periodical kardex and any missing issue should be claimed from the publisher. Some volumes are incomplete; missing issues are hard to replace and the procure of kardexes on which received journal issues are recorded is not quite feasible since the library operates within a limited financial as a matter of fact resources.In effectively operating higher education libraries, both the human and financial factors should be balanced as these two are inseparable in achieving the desired target of an organisation. A point-worth noting is that the appointment of qualified and competent staff in running the periodical collection of these libraries should be taken into keen consideration as both the human and financial factors should be well balanced in enhancing effective service delivery. The storage problems these libraries faced leads to the frequent of periodical literature to develop space for subsequent issues.The cost involved in conserving and preserving periodical volumes andweedingissues is another challenge in managing periodical literature in higher education libraries. Users of periodical literature in these institutions include students, lecturers and researchers. The librarians of these institutions should endeavour to revisit the opening hours of their periodical literature collections as long hours could allow profitable apply of the time of users.REFERENCESDonaldson, Frank H. As you may know, How to develop and run a periodical collection in as a matter of fact a college library? London: ELM Publications.Lawson, Eric J.(2014). Indeed, Staff ofconsciousthe periodical literature collection should be security- to avoid the misuse and abuse of periodicals. Against this background, colleges and universities in Sierra Leone with the backing of claiming Ministry of Technical and higher Education should re-defined their respective libraries so that premium could be placed on the membership of relevant journal titles as well as the missing issues from publishers and their agents.Another challenge higher education libraries in Sierra Leone faced in managing their periodical literature collection is that of storage space. more than ever : CliveLondon Bingley. Before displaying and shelving them, recorded issues are claimed with the ex libri stamp more than ever allof the library in question. period you may know, Periodical literature remains vital sources of information for a generational As. A point to note is that periodical carry current information on most disciplines.Further significance oftheperiodical literature in higher education libraries as asserted is that they are primary source of recent information, whether it be result of research, update items, statistical details, announcement, correspondence, advertisements about a products and services or whatever. As you may know, Higher education librarians may not be able to judge the intrinsic value of periodicals but should know something about their value to the institution in inquiry and pattern of use which are crucial criteria for judging their value.Periodical literature can be of great significance in higher education libraries in Sierra Leone and so their effective management should be of concern to the librarians and university authorities. (2010 in modern times ). It’s worth noting that Completing the problems are those of heavy utilize of limited copies.