MANAGEMENT AND USE OF LEGAL DEPOSIT MATERIALS BY LIBRARIES FOR EFFECTIVE USER SUPPORT IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA
- Project Research
- 1-5 Chapters
- Quantitative
- Mean and Standard Deviation
- Abstract : Available
- Table of Content: Available
- Reference Style: APA
- Recommended for : Student Researchers
- NGN 3000
ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out on the management and use of legal deposit materials by libraries for effective user support in the national library of Nigeria. To achieve this, thee significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprises of librarians from five departments offering library services in National Library Of Nigeria, Abuja. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 41 respondents while 38 were received and 35 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and mean scores. The result of the findings reveals that the legal deposit practices available in the National Library Of Nigeria are Collection of legal deposit of thesis and dissertations; collection of legal deposit of government resources; collection of legal deposit of serials; collection of legal deposit of non-print resources like CDs and audio-visual materials etc. The findings also revealed that legal deposit materials are used to promotes effective user support in the national library of Nigeria. And the factors affecting effective user support in the national library of Nigeria include poor enlightenment by NLN campaign, poor assistance from Staff, poor legal framework of the NLN, none compliance by publishers, etc. In regard to the findings, the study recommends that there is a need for the federal government to make room for adequate funding of the NLN. This is to enable it provide for capital intensive method of accessibility like the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
Keywords: Library, National Library, Legal deposit materials.
Related Project Materials
THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET IN THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
ABSTRACT
This study is concerned with evaluation of the role of the Nigeria stock Exchange in capital formation and ec...
EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EFFECTIVE TEAM-BONDING AND INFORMATION SHARING ON OVERALL ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
In recent decades, the idea of success has gotten a lot of attention, and it's now u...
THE IMPACT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ON PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the Impact of Early Childhood Education on Parental Employment Patterns. The ob...
THE NATIONAL EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON FOREIGN DEBT SERVICE IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This Project is on the national effects of Exchange Rate changes on foreign debt services on Nigeria. It run ov...
ACCOUNTING FOR INTANGIBLE ASSETS IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ENGAGEMENTS
ACCOUNTING FOR INTANGIBLE ASSETS IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ENGAGEMENTS
This research examines the accounting for intangible assets in public a...
DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM PACKAGING AND STORAGE PROPERTIES OF PACKAGED GARRI
ABSTRACT
This study was on the determination of optimum packaging and storage properties of packaged ga...
GSM BASED REMOTE SWITCHING SYSTEM
Background of study
Has technology transformed humankind into omniscient being? Years back, communication was done through difficult mean...
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FOOD SAFETY AMONG PORK MARKETERS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Pig is one of the domestic animals found in Nigeria and most parts of West Afri...
THE INFLUENCE OF GODFATHERISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC
ABSTRACT
The discourse of godfatherism had so much influenced the socio-economic and political life of the nation espec...
IMPACT OF SALT FM RADIO ON POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF THE PEOPLE OF EZZA NORTH L.G.A. OF EBONYI STATE
Abstract This research work examined the impact of radio on political mobilization. Survey method was used for the study. Combinations of purposive...
