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Shelving Of Library Material In College Libraries
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERVIEW
Shelving of library
materials is a veritable technique that ensures that books and other
information materials are kept on the correct shelves after the
materials have been processed at the Technical Services Section or after
material have been consulted by users.
In every library, information
materials are arranged on the shelves according to a definite plan.
Shelving is defined as the process of returning processed or used books
to the appropriate shelves from the cataloguing/classification section
and reading tables respectively, while shelf-reading is the act of
examining books kept on the shelves to see that they are properly
shelved and in their correct positions on the shelves.
However, in
shelving library materials, efforts are made to put them according to
the symbols of classification call-number in shelving of library
materials, there is need to ascertain the positioning of the materials.
The college library is an important institution in the academic
environment. These are libraries found in institution of higher learning
which are completely devoted to the academic activities which are
usually in line with the objectives of the parent institution therefore,
shelving of books in the academic library is an activity aimed at
facilitating the dissemination as well as retrieval of information.
Apparently
shelving in college libraries is among the routines which constitute
the non-professional jobs in the library because it is usually carried
out by support staff like library assistants, library attendants and
library officers.
However, in order to avoid or minimize mis-shelving
and other shelving errors, shelving should be supervised by experienced
professional staff especially the readers services librarian,
circulation librarian and serials/documents librarian.
1.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COLLEGE LIBRARIES UNDER STUDY
1. BACKGROUND OF FECOLART
Federal
College of land Resources Technology Owerri (FECOLART) was established
by the federal government of Nigeria 1981. This empowered the college to
maintain library. The library officer was appointed in 1991 and by the
time the college was opened for classes during the 1991/92 academic
session, the library has about 50 volume of collection. Presently the
stock of the library is over 1,000 volumes and journals. The staff of
the library was about (6) six staffs. However, the services and
resources provided by the college libraries under study includes:
orientation of new users, instruction of the use of the library
inter-library loan services, readers advisory services, Bindery and
Reprographic Service etc.
2. BACKGROUND OF IMO STATE POLYTECHNIC UMUAGWO
The
Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo as it is currently called now was not
meant to be higher institution. It is for training tractor drivers and
later, the idea of converting it to a college of Agriculture was
Initiated. The place later was changed from a college of Agriculture in
1982 with Dr. I.N. Izugbokwe as the first rector. Later the school was
accredited by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to train
middle level man-power such as OND and HND. The school has had series of
rectors and acting rectors like Prof. Ohiazu, Prof Osuji and Mr.
Amadioha who is the current Rector of the Polytechnic. The school was
changed from Micheal Okpara College to State Polytechnic Umuagwo in 2007
by Imo State Governor Chief Ikedi Ohakim.
Furthermore, this school
was not established without a library. The library which was single
handedly by set-out by Mr. M.K. Njoku came into existence in 1982 when
the school was changed from a place of training tractor driver to
Micheal Okpara College of Agriculture. The library has a total number of
16 staff, 2 professionals and 14 non professional. The two
professionals are Mr. Mathew Nwokeke and Mr. M.K. Njoku who has been the
college librarian from 1982 till date. The library however receives
materials from FOA and other international bodies. The different section
of the library includes the followings: Circulation Department,
Acquisition Department Cataloguing/Classification Department,
Administration Department, Serial Department and Internet Centre.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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. The data obtained were analyzed and results show that shelving of library materials were undertaken by Para-pr ... Continue reading---
