BIBLICMETRIC AND DOCUMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE ON NIGERIA, 1901 -1970
BIBLICMETRIC AND DOCUMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF GEOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE ON NIGERIA, 1901 -1970
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1973-08
Authors
AIYEPEKU, WILSON OLABODE
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Abstract
Part I of tho study comprises a classified, annotated bibliography
of geographical publications on Nigeria, 1901-1970, using the classification
schedulo devised by the Association of American Geographers. This bibliography
constitutes the main data source (Appendix A) for the analyses
presented in Part II of the study (Chapters One to Six).
Chapter One outlines the objectives and methodology of the thesis
within the framework of a comprehensive review of previous studies that
share some of tho characteristics of the present study; tho assumption
and hypotheses proposed are stated and the statistical measures used in
some of the analyses are explained.
Chapter Two describes and interprets the distribution of geographical
literature on Nigeria according to time, space, authorship, and subdivisions
of geography; problems in tho application of Bradford's law to the productivity
of authors are discussed.
Chapter Three describes the format and publishers of the literature;
the patterns and implications of title and subject dispersion are
discussed and compared with similar studies in science and social science.
Chapter Four analyzes coverage of Nigeria's geographical literature
by five indexing and four abstracting services; differences in indexing
coverage by form, publisher, and place of publication are described; the
degree of duplication, consistency, and exhaustivity of indexing coverage
among the nine bibliographic services is 3hown; and a list of the most effective indexing and abstracting services with regards to Nigeria's
geographical literature is presented.
Chapter Five describes trends in the methodology and subdivisions of
geographical research that are discernible in the geographical literature
on Nigeria; the pattern of relationship between the literature and
indicators of socio-economic growth in Nigeria is suggested and discussed.
Chapter Six summarizes the conclusions reached in the study,
suggests their implications for more effective organization and use of
geographical collections, and suggests, with reasons, five areas
requiring further research.
Description
A Dissertation in the Department of
LIBRARY STUDIES
Submitted to the Faculty of Education
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
of the
UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
August, 1973
Keywords
BIBLICMETRIC,, DOCUMENTATION,, GEOGRAPHICAL,, LITERATURE ON NIGERIA,