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Shelving Of Library Material In College Libraries
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1.3 AIM AND PURPOSES OF THE STUDY
The
study is being carried out in partial fulfillment of the requirements
heading to the award of the Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate.
It will also serve as a guideline for students and researchers that may wish to carryout further research in this area of study.
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The specific objectives of this study are as follows:
i. To find out it the two college libraries do shelved their library materials.
ii. To find out how often the two college libraries shelve their library materials.
iii. To identify the methods used in shelving library materials in the two college libraries.
iv. To compare the type of materials shelved in two college libraries.
v. To assess the impacts of shelving use of library materials.
vi. To identify the problems associated with shelving of library materials.
vii. To identify the categories of staff involved in shelving library materials.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In an effort to generate data on this study, these researches were formulated.
i. Does your library shelve their library materials?
ii. How often do you shelve your library materials?
iii. What methods do you apply when shelving library materials
iv. What type of shelf do you use in your library
v. What are the type of materials shelved in your library
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Does shelving of library materials have any impacts on the use of
library materials which categories of library staff are involved in
shelving of library materials?
1.6 SCOPE/LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
research centres on shelving of library materials in college libraries
with particular reference to two college libraries in Imo State; Imo
State Polytechnic Library Umuagwo and Federal College of land Resources
Technology Owerri. Another obvious limitation is that of time constraint
distance between the two schools as well as financial constraints.
Generating data was a strong constraint as much literature has not
emphasized so much on library shelving as a practice.
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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---
