CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Statement of problem 7 1.3 Objectives of the study 8 1.4 Scope of the study 8 1.5 Significance of the study 9 1.6 Research questions 9 1.7 Definition of terms 10 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Literature review 14 2.1 Concepts […]
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CHALLENGES OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study In recent years, libraries have witnessed significant changes in recent years. This change, which is brought about by information and communication technologies, has impacted on the mode of providing information services. The traditional methods of information dissemination have given way to electronic means of communication. While the developments and application […]
USERS PATRONAGE IN THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU LIBRARY
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Library is the back bone of every sound education. Library is regarded as the store house of information and knowledge. Students should be able to use the library to enable them solve their problems. They need to acquire information in order to expand their knowledge and understanding; students should use the library […]
THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT OF REFERENCE SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Reference service is one of the essential services of the library. Meaning reference service is the activities, roles, functions and services rendered by the reference librarian constitute reference service. According to Prytherch, (2002) He states that: “reference service deal with the provision of reference work by library staff”. […]
LIBRARY USER EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study: One of the fundamental laws of the library is that the resources (books and non-book) must be well consulted. The librarian has to acquire and provide access to information stocked in the library. The user is very important in the practice of librarianship, this is the […]
INFORMATION NEEDS AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
INTRODUCTION One of the most devastating scourges of our time is the problem of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Undoubtedly HIV/AIDS present a major challenge to human development in Nigeria. Besides poverty, no problem has given Nigeria a more daunting challenge than the present battle with HIV/AIDS. According to Omoniyi (2013), HIV/AIDS […]
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 DEFINITION OF INFORMATION Information is referred to anything that you are capable of perceiving, this can include written communication. Speaking communication, photographs, art, music nearly anything that is perceivable. This includes enormous assortment of stimuli, but realizable, everything we come in contact, which is capable of providing and does provides […]
EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL SERVICES
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Evaluation according to BBC English Dictionary is decision about significant or valuable something is, based on a careful study of its good and bad features. Evaluation of technical services means to appraise or analyze the processes a library material should undergo right from acquisition until the material finally appear […]
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECT OF REFERENCE SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
ABSTRACT This project is aimed at examining the problems and prospects of reference services in academic librarians, using the Anambra State University Uli campus library as a case study and how to evaluate the strength and weakness of the reference services in an academic librarian. It will also help to know the problems caused by […]
BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON TAXATION IN NIGERIA
This complication dealt with taxation as a subject, its principles objectives, classes, purpose and effect in any given economy weather. Taxation is a compulsory but non-punitive levy on properties, income of individual and co-operation bodies. The money raised there constitutes part of source of finance for general government expenditure in the economy. It involves transfer […]
BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA POLITICAL SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION Political corruption is not a recent phenomenon that per4vades the Nigerian state. Since the creation of modern public administration in the country, there have been cases of official mosuse of resource for personal enrichment. Nigeria ranked 139th out of 176 countries in Transparency international. The rise of public administration and the discovery of petroleum and […]
TRAINING NEEDS OF LIBRARIANS FOR DIGITAL LIBRARY PROJECTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study University libraries are part of university system. These libraries support the objectives of the university which include teaching, learning and research at high levels. They are the heart of the intellectual life of academic communities basically established to provide information materials of all sorts to back up the […]
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE.
The article on this topic (the impact of public library services to the people of cross river state) is an extract from literature review of the project material. The complete project work would be made available when you subscribe for the full material. CHAPTER TWO LITERTAURE REVIEW Concept of Public Libraries The concept of public […]
STRATEGIES FOR GENERATING REVENUE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Information and its effective and proper dissemination is a powerful force to reckon with in any nation. There will be no meaningful development in any nation if proper attention is not paid to libraries. Since researches birth new discoveries and inventions, it is a common place to have […]
IMPACT OF STAFF TRAINING ON LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1.Background of the study Libraries are established either by the government, individuals or corporate organizations for the use of the populace. According to the International Federation of Library Association and Institution, IFLA (2001), the public library is an organization established, supported and funded by the community, either through local, regional or national […]
THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON NIGERIA’S PUBLIC ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION With the invention of Information and Communication Technology, libraries now use various types of technologies to aid the services they render. Everyday new technological advances affect the way information is handled in libraries and information centers. The impacts of new technologies are felt by libraries in every aspect. Computing technology, communication technology […]
UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION A library, according to Jonathan Crowther (2000), is a storehouse of knowledge. It is the repository of information and information source. A library collects, organizes, stores and disseminates information. Thus, it is a resource centre for research.com/">students, teachers, researchers and others. The library provides answers to specific and general information queries […]
CHALLENGES OF SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF GREY LITERATURE IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Selection and acquisition are terms used in provision of library materials. Selection is the process of choosing while acquisition is the process of obtaining library materials (Anyanwu, et al, 2006) selection must precede acquisition, what to select depends on the type of library since the library […]
CHALLENGES OF SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF GREY LITERATURE
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Selection and acquisition are terms used in provision of library materials. Selection is the process of choosing while acquisition is the process of obtaining library materials (Anyanwu, et al, 2006) selection must precede acquisition, what to select depends on the type of library since the library […]
FUNDING OF NIGERIAN MEDICAL LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Library in a medical institution by definition is a special library. It serves a particular interest group or population who are involved in the field of Medicare. A special library can be seen as one that include references and research libraries assembled and maintained by and for the use […]
IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN SPECIAL LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND OF STUDY Information technology has been evolving rapidly during the last helf of the 20th century particularly since the 1960s and 1970s. it has revolutionaries the media and its modes of computing, storing and communicating information. The changes in the collection and distribution of information have affected society in many […]
THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS IN DELTA STATE
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Today libraries are shifting their role from the custodian of traditional information resources to the provider of service-oriented digital an ICT-based information resources. Widespread use of computers, increased reliance on computer networks, rapid growth of the internet and explosion in the quality and quantity of information compelled libraries […]
THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES BY LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Today libraries are shifting their role from the custodian of traditional information resources to the provider of service-oriented digital an ICT-based information resources. Widespread use of computers, increased reliance on computer networks, rapid growth of the internet and explosion in the quality and quantity of information compelled libraries […]
BIBLIOGRAPHIC COMPILATION ON CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA 2010 – 2013
ABSTRACT The ultimate aim of government worldwide is to achieve sustainable improvement in he quality of life its citizenry. Therefore, nation state no matter their size or developmental status strive to achieve some level of consistency in development planning and good governance. However, achieving the goals of governance requires that deliberate plan of action be […]
COMPILATION OF BIBILIOGRAPHY ON POULTRY IN NIGERIA 2010 – 2015
ABSTRACT Ninety six-day-old broiler chicks were used in a 4-weeks feding trail to determine the protein quality of processed melon seed as a component of briiler chick diet. The protein quality was assessed using blood associated parameters including Haemogiobin indices and selected serum enzymes. The processed melon seed meals were raw melon seed meal (RMM), […]
PRESERVATION OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS IN NATIONAL ARCHIVES
ABSTRACT Preservation of Archival materials is very important and very essential for prolonging of information and knowledge form one generation to another. This study discusses the methods of preserving Archival materials. The work is arranged in chapters for easy understanding. The chapters contained in this work are form one to five. The work does not […]
PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Library is an institution housing a collection of books and non-book materials like the audiovisual equipments in a systematic manner for easy receival by he users. The primary aim f he library is to provide and preserve the information for users. Chukwuma (2004), use of library states that “library […]
UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABSTRACT The research is concerned with the study of the utilization of school library resources by secondary school students of Christ the King College and Denis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha. The study was carried out based on some objectives. These include period students’ visit the library, purpose for students; use of the library, available resources […]
CHALLENGES OF SELECTION AND ACQUISITION OF GREY LITERATURE IN LIBRARIES
ABSTRACT Most librarians has been selecting and acquiring library materials, including the unpublished literatures without knowing the terms generally used for them. this project.com.ng/list-of-project-and-materials/">research project therefore has been carried out to create awareness to some librarians and staff of the library on what we called “grey literature”. This term is not familiar with most librarians […]
FUNDING OF MEDICAL LIBRARIES
ABSTRACT Libraries help to institution to achieve their goals and the fulfillment of the enormous task is depend on the adequate funding of the libraries to ensure the realization of the goals and objectives of the libraries. In fact, the issue of funding medical libraries has been a typical for virtually everyone engages in the […]
IMPACT OF INTERNET ON POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
ABSTARCT On the impact on the internet on postgraduate project.com.ng/list-of-project-and-materials/">research: it is a HND project research carried out in requirement for the award of higher national diploma (HND) in library and information science. The project is made up of five (5) chapters. Chapter one which is all about introduction to the value of internet background […]
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES IN TRAINING LIBRARIES BY STUDENTS
ABSTRACT This study carried out on availability and use of library resources in training libraries by research.com/">students, using department of library and information science training library as a case study. The objective of this research work is to find out the extent of availability and use of library resources by students of library and information […]
RECORD MANAGEMENT OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
ABSTRACT This work is aimed at identifying the records management of Archival materials. The purpose of this work is designed to identify the various records management of Archival materials in the management of the Imo State Archives Owerri and to find out the causes of records deterioration and its solution. The data used for the […]
LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SECURITY CHALLENGES
ABSTRACT This project.com.ng/list-of-project-and-materials/">research project is on Library Resources and Security Challenges in the Library of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri. Data was collected using questionnaire designed and distributed to the staff of the library used as case study. In analyzing and presenting of the data collected, tables, frequencies and simple percentage (%) were used. The findings […]
INFORMATION NEEDS AND INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION The researcher would want to begin this work with a survey of the importance of information in daily living. Since the down of history, man had generally requires information for his day to living information is required in decision and in other aspects of life. To function and be […]
ROLE OF LIBRARY COMMITTEE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY
ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at finding out the role of library committee in the development of an academic library: a case study of Imo state university. The benefits problems and reasons for the development of the committee are discussed. Questionnaires are sent to Imsu library and were collected back which the major instrument […]
ROLE OF MUSEUM IN THE PRESERVATION OF KNOWLEDGE
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to look at the role museums play in the preservation of knowledge. In doing this, the author tended to discuss briefly the general museum, making specific reference to the national museum of colonial history Aba. The study pinpoints some of the problems militating against the museum. It also […]
PUBLISHING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES
ABSTRACT This project.com.ng/list-of-project-and-materials/">research project is aimed at estimating the quality of publishing houses in Nigeria. Relevant literatures were reviewed in determine the state of art on the topic. Various findings / conclusions were drawn based on the data collected using appropriate data gathering instruments and the analysis of such data as shown in the research […]
SELECTION AND ACUISITION OF LEGAL MATERIALS
ABSTRACT This research work examined the selection and acquisition of legal materials with Imo State Judiciary library as a case study. It use a survey research method with questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. Conclusions and recommendations were made based on the findings of the study. The findings confined the existence of legal materials […]
SHELVING OF LIBRARY MATERIAL IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES
ABSTRACT This research work examined shelving of library materials in college libraries with Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo and FECOLART as comparative study. Data was collected through a combination of questionnaire and documentary sources. The questionnaire, which was the major instrument for data collection, was designed to elicit information relevant to the research questions and objectives. […]