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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 5(4), pp. 128–135, June, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2017.018
Full Length Research
Availability and Utilisation of cataloguing tools and resources in University law Libraries in Southern Nigeria
Dr. Mrs. John-Okeke, Rita
Principal Librarian (Head, Cataloguing Department)
Accepted 5 June 2017
This study was set out to investigate the availability and
utilisation of cataloguing tools and resources for cataloguing legal
information resources in university law libraries in Southern Nigeria.
Descriptive survey design was the method adopted for the study.
Observation checklist was employed to gather data on the availability of
the tools and a self-developed questionnaire was used to gather
information on the extent of utilisation of the tools from the
twenty-two (22) universities studied. A total of sixty-six (66) copies
of the questionnaire were distributed while fifty-three (53) copies were
returned and used for the analysis. The results revealed that Moys
Classification Scheme and Thesaurus for Legal Materials (MCT) was the
most available and utilised tool in the law libraries. The study
concluded that non-availability and utilisation of most of the
cataloguing tools and resources might be as a result of high cost of the
tools and also lack of skills by the cataloguers to use the tools,
especially electronic tools. The study recommended that the universities
should be committed to acquiring the tools and also providing training
for the cataloguers to use the tools. Cite This Article As: John-Okeke, R. C. (2017). Availability and Utilisation of cataloguing tools and resources in University law Libraries in Southern Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 5(4): 128-135
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