Cataloguing and Classification Practices for Quality Services Delivery by Library Professionals in Institutions in K essionals in Institutions in Kwara State, a State, Nigeria

Abstract

The roles cataloguing and classification played in reflecting the standardisation of library services cannot be overemphasised. This study investigates cataloguing and classification practices for quality services delivery by library professionals in institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. One of its objectives is to find out cataloguing and classification competencies influencing quality services delivery of library professionals in institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. It adopts survey method and conveniently sampled library professionals that participated in the 45th Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Library Association Kwara State Chapter, held in November, 2021. Questionnaire is used to gather data from 35 library professionals who are willing to participate in the study. The findings revealed that library professionals in institutions in Kwara State are competent with the required cataloguing and classification tools and methods and concludes that cataloguing and classification competencies are akin to quality service delivery in libraries. This study recommends amongst others that managements of libraries in institutions in Kwara State should make the ICT facilities needed for automated cataloguing and classification available. This would avail library professionals in institutions in Kwara State the opportunity of adopting automated method cataloguing and classification for quality services delivery.