Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
Purpose
The study examined the cataloging and classification training of users in library and information science and their use of library catalogs at the Kwara State University Library, Nigeria. Training is a vital necessity for performing any professional responsibility. Therefore, the trainee's actions towards the training program cannot be affected.
Design/methodology/approach
The study adopted a descriptive research approach. It surveyed a sample of 250 university library users selected from a population of 515 through random sampling.
The findings
Library and Information Science users at Kwara State University Library, Nigeria, have a negative perception of the practical study of cataloging and classification as a course of study and a weak inclination toward using library catalogs. Scheme tools available for practical cataloging and classification are Dewey, Library of Congress Classification, and Sears List of Subject Headings, Anglo-American Cataloguing Rule, and Catalog Cards. Users in library and information science have the cataloging and classification skills and artifacts they have acquired from practical training, but some of their problems in studying cataloging and classification include the lack of a cataloging and classification laboratory, insufficient indexing and classification tools, and insufficient time allocated for study. Practical learning of cataloging and classification, insufficient cataloging and classification textbook materials to guide users, and outdated practical catalog and classification tools used by professional catalogers
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