An Appraisal Of Indexing And Abstracting Services In The Institute Of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
An Appraisal Of Indexing And Abstracting Services In The Institute Of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
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2015-01
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GARBA, Ali
MOHAMMED, Hamza
UMAR, Muhammad Nasir
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The paper appraised indexing and abstracting services in the Institute of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. It was guided by three research questions, to what extent are indexing and abstracting services utilized by customers of the Institute of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria? What are the challenges of indexing and abstracting services in the Institute of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria? Survey research method was adopted for the study and Random sampling technique was used to draw sample for the study. The population of the study consists of the professional Librarians and academic staff of the Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection, 22copies out of 30copies of the questionnaire were successfully retrieved. Frequency tables and percentages were used in analyzing the data collected. The findings of the study reveal that, indexing and abstracting services are available with the exception of Reviews, Author’s abstract and descriptive abstracting services. Indexing services are moderately utilised with 59% response rate while abstracting services are not utilised with 50% response rate. Inadequate facilities, insufficient funds and lack of awareness are the major challenges militating against the effective provision of indexing and abstracting services in the Institute of Education library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Among the recommendations: The Institute library should provide more Abstracting services such as Reviews, Author’s abstract and descriptive abstracting service to mention a few.
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1 Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. 2 Library and Information Services Division, Institute of Education Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 3 Kashim Ibrahim Library, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.
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Indexing And Abstracting Services,, Institute Of Education Library,,, Ahmadu Bello University,, Zaria, Nigeria