THE STATUS OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES IN THE FIELDS OF MATHEMATICS, NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX
THE STATUS OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES IN THE FIELDS OF MATHEMATICS, NATURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX
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1978-06
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Obaka, Daniel N.
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During the last decade, librarians in common with other professionals,
have become increasingly interested in techniques that might "be
used to evaluate library services. One reason for this interest is
financial: the growing competition for funds, inflationary pressures and
the need to justify the importance of library services to those responsible
for funding them.
This study was set up for the purpose of examining the resources
of Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex in the fields of mathematics,
natural sciences and technology in view to discovering the status of
collection in the subject areas. The procedures included %
(1) reviewing of literature to show what is so far known about
the status of library resources in Nigeria and in Ahmadu
Bello University Library Complex in the fields of Mathematics
Natural Sciences and Technology. This was follewed with
reviews based on general principles used in evaluative
study of academic library resources;
(2) developing a comprehensive questionnaire which asked such
questions as the adequacy of the resources in the field of
study and such basic factors that .\ffect the growth of librcoresources
in the fields of study;
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(3) the collection and analyses of data that were relevant
to the study; and
(4) the citation analysis of the theses submitted and approved
by Ahmadu Bello University between the periods of 1970-1975
The study is limited to Ahmadu Bello University Library Complex
resources in the fields of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology,
The questionnaire were only administered to the academic members of staff
and post-graduate students in the Faculties of Engineering and Science in
Ahmadu Bello University,
While basic core collections are meeting the needs of the undergraduate
studies, it is seen that the library resources Eire not meeting
the needs of research and post-graduate studies. The study revealed that
the status of the library resources in the fields of Mathematics, Natural
Sciences and Technology are generally not adequate.
The recommendation that followed the findings highlighted and
emphasised the need for a central co-ordination
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THE STATUS OF THE LIBRARY RESOURCES IN THE FIELDS OF MATHEMATICS, NATURAL SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX