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Title Provision of Online Information Services in Nigerian Academic Libraries
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11902
Date 2007
Author(s) Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba
Abstract The digital age has brought about a completely different way of providing library services resulting to the development of new services. Qualitative research method was used in this study to examine the online services Nigerian academic libraries provide to their patrons. A purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from ten academic universities through an online survey and analyzed using percentage. The study revealed that the shortage of web technologies skilled librarians, poor information technology infrastructure and high cost of equipment has hindered the Nigerian academic libraries from providing online information services. This study also highlights the advantages of online information services and assist Nigerian academic libraries provide better online library services to the growing online patrons.
Subject(s) D. Libraries as physical collections::DD. Academic libraries; L. Information technology and library technology::LC. Internet, including WWW
Language en
Publisher Nigerian Library Association
Relation Nigerian Libraries: Journal of Nigerian Library Association; application/pdf
Type of publication Journal Article (Print/Paginated)
Rights http://eprints.rclis.org/copyright/
Repository Italy - E-LIS
Added to C-A: 2011-08-09;16:00:04