ROLE OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP FOR EXPANDING ACCESS AND RESOURCES
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE:
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background Information
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Hypothesis
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study
Chapter Two:
2.0 Literature Review
Chapter Three:
3.0 Research Methodology
3.1 Description of the Study Area
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Method of Data Collection
3.4 Data Limitation
3.5 Method of Data Analysis
3.5.1 Summative Approaches
3.5.2 Simple Percentage
3.5.3 Incremental Averages
3.6 Test of Hypothesis
Chapter Four
4.0 Presentation of Data, Analysis of Data and Discussion of Findings
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Data Analysis
4.3 Discussion of Findings
4.4 Test of Hypothesis
Chapter Five:
5.0 Summary of Findings Conclusion and
Recommendation
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Study’s Historical Context
Academic libraries are established all over the world to support their parent institutions’ teaching, learning, research, and community service functions. Academic libraries acquire information resources in a variety of formats, organize, preserve, and disseminate them to users through a variety of user-oriented services.
The extent to which libraries can meet their users’ information needs is determined by a number of factors, including funding, staffing, collection quantity, depth, and freshness; general support and goodwill of the parent body’s management, environmental factors, and consortium building (Nwalo, 2008).
Every academic resource’s main goal is to provide satisfactory services to its users by making more information resources available to them (Gang, 1980). All resource patrons in Nigeria have a fundamental right to information. Libraries participate in resource sharing services because no single resource has enough resources to meet the needs of its patrons.
It is worth noting that these services supplement and greatly expand local collections while also removing geographical barriers. Successful resource sharing services in academic libraries are dependent on the ability to locate, identify, and deliver specific items to their patrons (Ejedafiru, 2011) when libraries collaborate and make their resources available to one another.
The justification for resource sharing is based on the fact that no resource, no matter how large, can be completely self-sufficient in terms of resource provision. A resource consortium, according to Nwalo (2008), is any local, regional, or national cooperative association of libraries that provides for the systematic and effective coordination of the resources of schools, public, academic, special libraries, and information centers in order to improve services to such libraries’ clients.
In another dimension, Kumar (2014) observed that the consortium assists libraries in gaining the benefits of greater access to electronic resources at an affordable price and with the best terms of licenses, as the consortium has a highly attracted discount rate of subscription with the most favorable terms of agreement due to its collective strength of participating institutions.
The resource environment has changed dramatically over the last few decades as a result of the rapid growth and development of ICT, and this has had a significant impact on resource systems, particularly in terms of collection and services. The so-called “Information Revolution” has compelled libraries all over the world to adopt new philosophies and technologies for information dissemination, as well as to lower the cost of information.
Libraries have realized that, despite being well-funded, it is difficult to obtain all of the materials required by their patrons. Indeed, collaboration and partnership at the local, national, and international levels have become enviable for all libraries. The formation of a consortium over networks is used to achieve resource sharing/resource cooperation.
One of the major implications of ICT advancements in the information industry is the creation of resource consortia to maximize the availability of scholarly resources in electronic format to academic and research communities at a shared cost.
The extraordinary growth of scholarly resources in electronic format, particularly in the form of databases, the diverse user needs in academic institutions, financial constraints, and a lack of self-sustainability.””,,1ead40dhe-formation of consortium. The study, on the other hand, focuses on the role of consortium membership in expanding access and resources.
ROLE OF CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP FOR EXPANDING ACCESS AND RESOURCES
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