Adoption of Automation and Effectiveness of Library Services By Librarians in Academic Libraries in Abia State
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2022-04
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The study examined adoption of automation and effectiveness of library services by librarians in
academic libraries in Abia State. It adopted the survey research design with four objectives to guide
the study. The population of the study comprises 27 librarians of the Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Library. The data for the study was collected using the structure
questionnaire and the census sampling technique was used since all the study population were used.
The instrument yielded a 100% response rate. Data collected were analysed using the descriptive
statistics which showed the frequency counts, mean scores and standard deviations, while the
corresponding hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance with the chi-square inferential
method. The findings revealed that library services necessary for automation in academic libraries by
librarians include acquisition, circulation, cataloguing and classification, etc. It also showed that the
facilities needed for automation of academic library services are computers, printers, scanners,
effective internet services, etc. The study further revealed that the status of automation of academic
library services in the academic library under study is not effective. The study showed the problems of
automation of academic library services in Abia State to include inadequate funding of academic
libraries, inadequate ICT skills of librarians, por internet access, etc. However, the test of hypothesis
revealed that there is a relationship between automation and effectiveness of library services in
academic libraries by librarians in Abia State. Consequently, the study conclusively recommends,
among other things, that management of academic libraries should provide adequate funding to
academic libraries to enable plan and execute effective automation of library services in academic
libraries.
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Olusola Oloowokere, Inemesit U. Odoh, Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila. Adoption of Automation and Effectiveness of Library Services By Librarians in Academic Libraries in Abia State. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2022; 9(1): 35–41p.