INFORMATION RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION IN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
INFORMATION RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION IN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
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Date
2011-06
Authors
BIDA, ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED
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Abstract
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
Keywords
INFORMATION, RESOURCE, DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION, STATE, UNIVERSITY, LIBRARIES, NORTHERN, NIGERIA