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Digitization Of Local Collections And Its Impact On Scholarship In The Library
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This study investigated the digitalization of local collection and its impact on scholarship using the status of digitalization in some federal university libraries in South-Eastern Zone of Nigeria. Seven research questions guided the study. The research design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey. The total population for this study was three hundred and twenty-three (323) library staff, but sixty (60) rspondents that were directly involved in digitization were sampled. The major instruments for data collection are questionnaire and observation checklist. A total of sixty questionnaire were distributed to the respondents who comprised of the library staff from the university libraries under study. Fifty-five copies of the questionnaire were correctly filled and used for this study. Data were analyzed using percentage and mean scores. From the analysis, the findings revealed that improved library services, increased access, speedy retrieval of documents and effective preservation are the major impact of digitization of library local content collections. The result also shows that librarians have not yet acquired all the skills needed for digitization especially skills on creation and management of library website, database management skill, trouble-shooting, metadata creation of library local content collections, and web publishing. High cost of purchasing equipment, poor internet connectivity, preservation of digital resources, inadequate skilled personnel, lack of standards, and inadequate funding are some of the major problems militating against effective digitization project. Based on the findings, the study recommended alternative power supply, adequate funding, training of librarians to acquire digitization skills and proper selection of software packages as strategies for effective digitization. The study concluded that in order to remain relevant in the present digital environment, libraries especially in developing countries should make every effort to digitize their local content for preservation and easy access.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]The
inherent values of digitization are the ability to preserve information
resources and quick access to information in a digital format from
local to remote areas for teaching, learning and research. In view of
this, it is expected that the findings of this research work will be of
benefit to the following groups of people: the library administrators,
library system analysts and digital library management staff, the
general library staff, library users and researchers.The finding ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]The
inherent values of digitization are the ability to preserve information
resources and quick access to information in a digital format from
local to remote areas for teaching, learning and research. In view of
this, it is expected that the findings of this research work will be of
benefit to the following groups of people: the library administrators,
library system analysts and digital library management staff, the
general library staff, library users and researchers.The finding ... Continue reading---
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