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Digitization Of Local Collections And Its Impact On Scholarship In The Library
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However, some Universities such as University
of Jos (UNIJOS), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife, University of
Ibadan (UI), University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT), have embraced this
laudable project, but are at various stages facing various challenges.
Some studies have been carried out on related areas such as Usman
(2007), Ugwu and Ekere (2010), but none of these works have covered the
present digitalization of local collection and its impact on sholarship
in federal university libraries in south-eastern zone of Nigeria.
Notwithstanding all the efforts being made by different Nigerian
university libraries towards digitization projects, it appears that very
little progress has been made. These perceived problems could be
attributed to a number of challenges. Knowledge of these challenges is
essential for any university, whether federal, state or private to be
aware of in the course of digitizing library local content collections.
This shows that there is still a gap which needs to be filled in order
to achieve effective digitization projects in Nigerian university
libraries. Hence, the need for this study which is designed to assess
the present digitalization of local collection and its impact on
scholarship projects among federal university libraries in South-Eastern
Zone of Nigeria.
Purpose of the Study
The general purpose of this
study is to assess the digitalization of local collection and its
impact on sholarship in federal university libraries in South-Eastern
Zone of Nigeria. The specific objectives of this study are to:
Ascertain
the impact of digitizing the collection of local collections library
materials in federal University libraries in South-Eastern Zone of
Nigeria.
Identify the facilities/resources employed in digitization of library materials.
Ascertain the extent of digitization skills possessed by the library staff?
Identify the type of resources being digitized in the libraries.
Ascertain the extent of digitization in federal University Libraries.
Identify the problems affecting the digitization of library local content collections.
Identify the strategies for enhancing digitization in the libraries
Research Questions
This research is being conducted to find answers to the following research questions:
What are the impact of digitizing library local collections?
What are the available facilities/resources employed in digitization of library local content collections?
What is the extent of digitization skills possessed by the library staff?
What types of resources do libraries digitize?
What is the extent of digitization of library local content collections in federal University Libraries?
What are the problems affecting the digitization of library local content collections?
What are the strategies for enhancing effective digitization project in university libraries in Nigeria?
Significance of the Study
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated the digitalization of local collection and its impact on scholarship using the status of digitalization in some federal university libraries in South-Eastern Zone of Nigeria. Seven research questions guided the study. The research design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey. The total population for this study was three hundred and twenty-three (323) library staff, but sixty (60) rspondents that were directly involved in digitization were sampled. The major inst ... Continue reading---
