International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 3(6), pp. 156–162, June, 2015. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2015.034

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Reference Sources, Collections, Ethics and Evaluation of Services for Effective Readers Service Delivery: Case Study of Energy Research Centre Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka

¹Jonathan N. Chimah, ² Chineyere P. Okoro and ³Marvelous B. Nwajei

¹National Centre for Energy Research & Development Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka.

E-mail: jonachim2000@yahoo.com

²Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Library, Owerri

³Dept. of Library & Information Science, Federal Polytechnic Oko

Accepted 24 June 2015

In this paper, authors have set out to define and briefly explain reference sources and collection development, reference ethics and evaluation of reference services offered to library users generally. They made particular reference to the National Centre for Energy Research & Development (NCERD) at the University of Nigeria Nsukka campus. The general objective of the study is to identify library resources available at NCERD Library and assess the quantum of usability by patrons. The Code of Ethics by which reference services are guided consists of eight principles which include items I, II, III, IV, VII, and VIII are presented. Digital References Services are also discussed. Analytical survey design was employed in this study. Documentary sources are used because they contain the information the researchers want. Observational technique was used to collect primary data from ‘library users’ statistics records and loaning books’ of the library. Data collected were analyzed using statistical tools and percentages. Findings show that available reference sources in NCERD library include: books, journals, theses/dissertations, conference proceedings and newspapers. It also reveals that there were variations of number of materials consulted by library users between the periods 2005 and 2012 under study. The authors conclude with recommendations on which include that NCERD library staff should propose for the procurement of resources in order to satisfy the information needs of energy researchers in the establishment.

Keywords: reference sources, reference services, NCERD Library, reference ethics, evaluation


 

Cite This Article As: Chimah JN, Okoro CP, Nwajei MB (2015). Reference Sources, Collections, Ethics and Evaluation of Services for Effective Readers Service Delivery: Case Study of Energy Research Centre Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 3(6): 156-162.

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