Application of Ict in Library
Application of ICT in Libraries
URL: http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/anunobi-edoka.htm Use of ICT Facilities for Serials Functions in Southern Nigeria Federal University Libraries
Chinwe V. Anunobi Ph.D
Digital Librarian
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka, Nigeria
Benson E. Edoka
Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nsukka, Nigeria Introduction
User expectation from any information providing system is to make available directly or remotely and in real time the needed information, format not withstanding. In the university environment, the library a major information providing system supports teaching, learning and research with information materials of various types. Among these diverse information materials, serials are needed especially by faculty and research students. Before the development and use of ICT facilities for capturing/acquisition, processing dissemination and retrieval of information, serials operations were predominantly manual. However with the development of ICT based library service which brought with it self service and simultaneous access to resources (Womboh & Abba 2008), peoples ' interest switched from print to electronic information. Furthermore, serials operations in developing countries which was besieged with problems associated with cost (Millis 1992, de Marcas 2000; Aina 2003), inadequate acquisition and processing tools (Szilvassy 1996), competency and accessibility problems (Cohen 1989 and Mullis 1992), embrace the use of ICT facilities as an approach to overcome some of the mentioned problems. This is necessary since according to Ajayi (2003) any industry information or any other which ‘sidelines ICT has simply signed a death warrant '
The ICT facilities applied in the library in general and serials unit in particular are based on the functions performed therein. The functions performed in the university serials unit as indicated by Tuttle (1983) are acquisition, processing,
URL: http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/anunobi-edoka.htm Use of ICT Facilities for Serials Functions in Southern Nigeria Federal University Libraries
Chinwe V. Anunobi Ph.D
Digital Librarian
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Awka, Nigeria
Benson E. Edoka
Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nsukka, Nigeria Introduction
User expectation from any information providing system is to make available directly or remotely and in real time the needed information, format not withstanding. In the university environment, the library a major information providing system supports teaching, learning and research with information materials of various types. Among these diverse information materials, serials are needed especially by faculty and research students. Before the development and use of ICT facilities for capturing/acquisition, processing dissemination and retrieval of information, serials operations were predominantly manual. However with the development of ICT based library service which brought with it self service and simultaneous access to resources (Womboh & Abba 2008), peoples ' interest switched from print to electronic information. Furthermore, serials operations in developing countries which was besieged with problems associated with cost (Millis 1992, de Marcas 2000; Aina 2003), inadequate acquisition and processing tools (Szilvassy 1996), competency and accessibility problems (Cohen 1989 and Mullis 1992), embrace the use of ICT facilities as an approach to overcome some of the mentioned problems. This is necessary since according to Ajayi (2003) any industry information or any other which ‘sidelines ICT has simply signed a death warrant '
The ICT facilities applied in the library in general and serials unit in particular are based on the functions performed therein. The functions performed in the university serials unit as indicated by Tuttle (1983) are acquisition, processing,
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