The main purpose of this study is to restructure manual information services to electronic in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba. To Achieve this, four research objectives were drawn which include; to indentify manual information services rendered in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba; find out electronic information services rendered; to know the challenge associated with rendering electronic information services and suggest strategies to overcome the challenge associated with rendering electronic information services in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba.
ABSTRACT
ThemainpurposeofthisstudyistorestructuremanualinformationservicestoelectronicinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba.ToAchievethis,fourresearchobjectivesweredrawnwhichinclude;toindentifymanualinformationservicesrenderedinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba;findoutelectronicinformationservicesrendered;toknow thechallengeassociatedwithrenderingelectronicinformationservicesandsuggeststrategiestoovercomethechallengeassociatedwithrenderingelectronicinformationservicesinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba.The studyemployed thesurveyresearchdesign.Userssamplepopulationof272andtotalstaffpopulationof16constitutedthesampleforthestudy.Twosetsofquestionnairemadeupof23itemseachandobservationchecklistweretheinstrumentsusedtocollectdatawhichwerepresented intablesand analyzedusingfrequencies,percentagesandthemean.Findings revealed thatreference services currentAwareness services,SelectiveDisseminationofInformationandreservedservices,werethemajormanualinformationservicesprovidedwith3.16,3.09,2.74and2.70respectively.Computer/Onlineservicesarenotavailableforelectronicinformationserviceswith38.4%.Toredresstheuglysituation,recommendationswereproffered,someofwhichinclude;improvedfunding,provisionofelectricitysupply,provisionofadequateapplicationofICTfacilitiesinelectronicinformationservicesdelivery,employmentofqualifiedpersonnelandpositiveattitudeofgovernmenttowardselectronicinformationservices.
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Titlepage - - - - - - - - - - - iApprovalPage - - - - - - - - - - - iiDeclarationpage - - - - - - - - - - - - iiiCertificationPage - - - - - - - - - - -ivDedication - - - - - - - - - -- vAcknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - -viAbstract - - - - - - - - - - - --vii
CHAPTERONE:INTRODUCTION
BackgroundoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - -1
StatementoftheProblem - - - - - - - - - - -5
PurposeoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - -6
ResearchQuestions - - - - - - - - - - -7
SignificanceoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - 7
ScopeoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHAPTERTWO:REVIEWOFLITERATURE
ConceptualFramework -- - - - -- - - - - - - 9AnOverviewoftheConceptofinformationservicesinLibraries - - - - -9ManualInformationServicesinUniversityLibrary - - - - - - - 11ElectronicinformationserviceinUniversitylibrary - - - - - - -23ChallengesassociatedwithelectronicinformationservicesinUniversitylibrary - -26
StrategiestoovercomeChallengeswithElectronicinformationservicesinUniversitylibraries28
TheoreticalFramework - - - - - - - - - -30
ReviewofEmpiricalStudies - - - - - - - - -33
SummaryofLiteratureReview - - - - - - - - -
CHAPTERTHREE:RESEARCHMETHODS
ResearchDesign - - - - - - - - - - 39
AreaoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - 39
Population - - - - - - - - ---40
SampleandSamplingTechnique- - - - - - - -- 41
InstrumentforDataCollection - - - - - - - - 41
ValidationoftheInstrument - - - - - - - - -42
Methodofdatacollection - - - - - - - -- -42
MethodofDataAnalysis - - - - - - - - -42
CHAPTERFOUR:PRESENTATIONOFDATA - - - - - -43
Table1 - - - - -- - - - - -44Table2 - - - - - - - - - -45Table3 - - - - - - - - --46Table4 - - - - - - - - --37Summary - - - - - - - - - -
CHAPTERFIVE:DISCUSSIONANDCONCLUSION
DiscussionoftheFindings - - - - -- - - - - 49ImplicationsoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - 54
Recommendations - - - - - - - - - 55LimitationsoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - 55SuggestionforFurtherResearch - - - - - - - --56Conclusion - - - - - - - - - --56REFERENCES - - - - - - - - - -59AppendixA - - - - - - - - -- 61AppendixB - - - - - - - - - -66
