INFORMATION RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION IN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

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2011-06
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BIDA, ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED
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The study was conducted to investigate the development and utilization of information resources in the state owned university libraries in Northern Nigeria. The study formulated used six research questions and used two hundred and two (220) samples from the population of two hundred and fifty nine. A survey method was used in undertaking the study, in which answers were sought on the type of information resources acquired by the libraries of the state owned universities in Northern Nigeria. Their methods of acquisition of the information resources and the stakeholders responsible for the development of the information resources in these libraries. The data collected from the study were analyzed using frequency tables and percentage. The study discovered that there are different types of information resources in the state owned university libraries in Northern Nigeria; and the libraries have various means of acquiring these resources. These include purchase, gift and exchange programmes, and donation a bequeath. In conclusion the study made some recommendations which include that: the management of state owned university libraries should give autonomy to their libraries when it comes to budget so that they could be fast in facilitating their cardinal activities. Also, in order to maximize the benefits of the E-book information resources and other related resources the library staff should undergo for various computer studying//training programmes.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIBRARY SCIENCE
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INFORMATION, RESOURCE, DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION, STATE, UNIVERSITY, LIBRARIES, NORTHERN, NIGERIA
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