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Availability And Use Of Library Resources In Training Libraries By Students
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The term, “use of library†is DEFINED AS
PERSUING THE STOCK (BROWSING), ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM LIBRARY STAFF,
ACTUALLY FINDING INFORMATION OF VALUE, TAKING OUT a book in the
library, studying one’s own material in the library, coming into the
library and so on. But using library resources is not restricted in the
above listed actives, rather it is likely to be a combination of any or
all of these and perhaps several others.
However, using library means
the holding of library borrower’s cards and using or not using them. It
also includes library attendance.
Historically, the use of the
collections of the library was restricted to the library building and it
otherwise guarantee deposited by the users involved. Besides, as the
number of books increased from a few hundred to a few thousands. The
book chests gave way to book closets and then to small library rooms.
Later on the medieval era, the book was simply for safekeeping because
few copies were available.
The role of the training library could be
described as that of acquiring materials, processing them and making
them available for use rather than preservation. As the library attached
to an academic department, it is of necessity educational in purpose.
It constitutes an indispensable intellectual store/repository in an
academic community and form the never centred around which academic work
revolves.
The factor of availability is often talked about than
recognised. Ease of use and ready accessibility, as countless studies
have found, are the two major factors in determing which information is
used. Information being the life wire of any society whether complex,
industrial or simple, can be retrieved from the wealth of resources
housed in the library.
The essential logical problem of making
library books physically available when needed by the library users is
central to librarianship. Intellectual access to recorded information
has quite properly been a major preoccupation of librarians. Its
importance has been reflected in the effort devoted to the design and
creation of bibliographies, catalogues, classification scheme and other
devices that help establish the existence of individual documents and
their relevance to specific enquires. However, intellectual access needs
to be accomplished by physical access if the documents are to be used.
The essential logical of making books available to library users has
received far less attention in the literature of librarianship that has
the discussions of intellectual access.
Unfortunately, current
library practice has paid little attention to the definition of
“availability†let alone “useâ€. Also the number of books acquired tends
to have little relevance in the objective assessment of readers
requirement. The effective regulation of not borrowing out books is
quiet understood, in the departmental library presently, not many copies
of materials are acquired, and they are not loaned out to users, though
the materials may be lent for photocopying. In photocopying the books,
the students have to submit their ID and, school fees receipts or mobile
telephone sets.
Unfortunately no survey has been made prior to the
present study. This present study therefore is to carry out an
investigation on the “Availability and use of library resources in
training library by students’. This is with a view to determining the
extent to which the resources in the library are able to meet the needs
and at the same time find out how the students make use of the
resources.
Resources in the library can be both books and non-book
materials. The users are mostly students in the library and information
science department, the use of library depends on the services provided
by the students.
It should be appreciated that the use and non-use of
training library resources make a very important difference to a
person’s attainment of his / her ultimate educational objectives. If
then a library primary objective is to encourage optimal use of the
service which it provide and it is true the successful use breed more
intensive use.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study carried out on availability and use of library resources in training libraries by students, using department of library and information science training library as a case study.The objective of this research work is to find out the extent of availability and use of library resources by students of library and information science.The sample population is 100 which is represented 5% of the total population under study. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used as data collection in ... Continue reading---
