FEEDBACK AS FACTOR FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF SDI SERVICES IN RESEARCH LIBRARY .
FEEDBACK AS FACTOR FOR DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF SDI SERVICES IN RESEARCH LIBRARY .
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1982-01
Authors
OLOGBONSAIYE, RICHARD IGE
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Abstract
The patterns of scientific communication among
users of three research centres in Samaru, Kaduna,
and Vom, all in the northern part of Nigeria were
studied at various times between 1977 and 1979
Two types of questionnaire were distributed in the
pursuit of the study. One set of the questionnaire
was distributed to the Users i.e. the researchers
of the three libraries while the second set of the
questionnaire was given to the librarians of the
three research libraries. Appropriate library
records and files were studied; interviews were
conducted with the librarians as well as the
researchers.
Chapter II was devoted to the methodology of
the study, while Chapter III was basically on the
review of the related literature.
The history of some of the research libraries
in the Northern part of the country was briefly
traced in chapter,IV.
The analysis and interpretation of the data
were done in chapters V, and VI„
It was observed that suitable records were not
adequately kept in almost all the libraries as
regards to statistics in relation to selective
Dissemination of information. Enough emphases were
not placed on bibliographic citations activities in
Kaduna and Vom research centres respectively. An
overall observation was that researchers generally
tend to shy away from the librarians and information
scientists that are supposed to work closely with
them in solving their individual research information
problems.
The study concludes that methods by which the
libraries; namely the Institute of Agricultural
Research Samaru, the Nigerian Institute of Veterinary
Research, Vom, and the Nigerian Institute for
Trypanosomiasis Research, Kaduna, respectively
provide the current awareness services need
rectification if the services are to be effective
in the individual research work.
On the basis of the above observations,
suggestions are offered at the end of the study to
facilitate better current awareness services
Description
A thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in partial
fulfilment of the requirement for the degree
of Master of Library and Information Science,
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