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THE IMPACT
OF LIBRARY CATALOGUE IN ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY IN THE LIBRARY
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Academic
libraries collect material to support the teaching and research objectives of
their parent bodies. The library serves both the teaching and non teaching
staff of the polytechnic, researchers from other academic institutions, and
students. Experience has shown that the majority of users of academic libraries
are students.
The library
collection is organized to give easy access to material. According to Maloney
(2004) the role of the library is to organize information resources and
services in a way that supports user needs. Cataloguing and classification are
basic processes in organizing information.
Cataloguing
is the process of describing material so it can be identified, while
classification is the assignment of a call number that places material in order
by subject. According to Opaleke, Olayemi, and Aina (2006) classification is a
necessary device in organization. It directs the users to a specific subject,
and groups books on the same or related subjects.
The library
catalogue is an essential tool. It is an index or a key to the collection,
containing an entry representing each item (Clark, 2000). The catalogue also
tells where in the library a book is located (Apotiade, 2002).
A catalogue
is a list of things exhibited, articles for sale, school courses offered, etc.,
usually with descriptive comments and often illustration. A library catalogue
serves the same purpose. It is a file of records for a library’s collection
(List 1998, cited by Ojedokun 2007). It is important to both library users and
library staff. Its functions include giving a comprehensive record of materials
owned by the library, listing what the library possesses by a certain author,
on a given subject, and with a certain title, and enabling library materials to
be located easily (Clark, 2000). The catalogue provides multiple access points
to the library’s collection (Osiode, 1987).
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In spite of
the effectiveness of library catalogue in enhancing accessibility of library
resources, the use of the catalogue is very poor in most Nigerian academic
libraries. Ezomo (1988), cited by Okorafor (2006) reveals a poor use of the
catalogue in Latunde Odeku Medical Library, attributed to lack of user
education programmes.
Fister
(1992) states that undergraduates find the Polytechnic library threatening and
doing research intimidating because they do not have library skills. This
reduces the utilization of library resources in the library. Hence this study
is set to examine the impacts of catalogue in the accessibility of library
resources using the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic as a case study.
1.3
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1. To
identify the relationship between library catalogue and resources accessibility
in the library
2. Determine
the extent of use of the catalogue to locate and retrieve books in the library.
3. To
examine the impacts of library catalogue in enhancing accessibility in the
library
4. Discover
problems and constraints militating against the use of the catalogue.
5. Discover
why students preferred to search for materials directly in the shelves.
6. Discover
ways to make the use of the catalogue easier for students.
1.4 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1. Is there
any significant relationship between library catalogue and resources
accessibility in the library?
2. To what
extent is the catalogue used in locating and retrieving books in the library?
3. What are
the impacts of library catalogue in enhancing accessibility in the library?
4. What are
the problems and constraints militating against the use of the catalogue?
5. Why don
students prefer to search for materials directly in the shelves?
6. What are
the ways of making the use of the catalogue easier for students?
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The findings
of this study would be useful to Librarians, students, lecturers, researchers
and the Government in the following ways: As libraries deteriorate in terms of
ensuring effective and efficient catalogue for users. Hence, the study of this
nature is needed to determine the magnitude of the problems affecting the use
of library catalogue and strategies adopted in handling them. For Librarians,
the result of the findings will assist librarians to create avenues of
contending with the problems in the area.
For
students, lecturers and researchers, the findings will provide them with basic
and factual information at their disposal. It will help to determine the extent
to which the aims and objectives of libraries. Finally, the study will be
useful for other academic purposes by providing the data base from which
information could be obtained for future research in related areas of study.
1.6 SCOPE OF
THE STUDY
The study of
the use of library catalogue in accessing library resources among the
Polytechnic students is limited to the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta
1.7
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1. Network
interconnectivity to enhance elaborate research ?
2. High
level of illiteracy
3.
Organization operational huddles.
4. Time and
cost constraints due to cause of scarcity in gasoline to go about the research.
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