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Automation Of Academic Libraries, Challenges And Gains
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Information
technology (the convergence computer technology and telecommunication
ahs pervaded over all human activities in the last decade). One cannot
do anything without technology teaching aspect of our lives like making
calls (telephone) banking Susanne and even library operations. It has
changed and continues to change the world our parents knew. This has led
to library Automation.
Library Automation is seen as the
computerization of library records and functions. It uses computer
software and hardware for task that otherwise require a lot of paper
work and staff time. It also make possible of a wide, free automation is
traced to the continuous interaction between technology purpose and
applications. One of the reasons for library automation is the apparent
or visible improvement in the access to information by users in the
library.
Automation has many impacts on academic libraries. One of
the impacts of automation in the library is the high and increasing
efficiency of operation in the library. This helps to save staff time
and it reduces work load. This increase efficiency has also helped to
decrease delay, backlogs, errors, staff dissatisfaction etc.
The
efficiency has affected all the operation of the library. The functions
of the library which acquisition, organization, dissemination and
maintenance are performed. Automation has led to the timely delivery of
the above functions. It also makes them accurate, precise are relevant.
In
the area of compilation of accession list, maintaining library
statistics, charging and discharging of books, compiling over-due
notices, keeping book on the reserved and maintaining library roster,
automation has helped to avoid repetition. The benefit of networking and
interconnectivity is also associated with library Automation.
There are many other areas in which automation helped or has advantage over manual system.
Automation
has many positive impacts on academic libraries so also it has negative
impacts (challenges) on the libraries. There are clear signs that
automation of libraries also have with its some inherent problems. For
example a novice searching of a book in the library that is automation
many individual cannot afford to learn the skill to use them at the
movement and without being a computer literate you cannot use the
automated library effectively.
1.2 BRIEF HISTORY OF CASE STUDY (FEDPONEK)
The
Federal Polytechnic Nekded Owerri Library was established by Edict No16
1978. It was know as the College of Technology OWerri. The college
started in a temporary site at the Government Technical College Owerri.
The Chief Librarian of the college of technology was appointed in March
1978 and the school opened for its classes on 15th December 1978. the
school was moved to its permanent site on November 1980.
In June
1988, the name of the school was changed from college of technology of
polytechnic in line with the Federal Government order on renaming of the
college of technology.
On 7th of April (1993, the school was finally
taken over by the Federal Government and assumed its present named as
Federal Polytechnic, Nekeke Owerri.
The collection of the library in
1980 was housed in one of the departments of the school of Engineering
blocks and later was moved to the classroom complex in January has not
been built until 1998 when the foundation store was laid by the NBTE
Chairman, Dr. BDULLAH, the library building was completed in the year
2000 and commercial its services in 2001.
Presently, this library has
a total number of twenty five (25) staff i.e. professionals, 14
Para-professionals, 2 Non-Professionals, 5 support staff and 2 security
guards.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project discusses about the Automation of academic libraries in Imo state, the challenges and gains. A case study of Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Library. It discusses mainly on the challenges and gains of automation on various functions of academic libraries as well as its impacts on the library staff.Twenty five (25) questionnaires were administered and all of them were returned which represent the 100% return.The study shows that automation has great impacts on academic library and ... Continue reading---
