ACCESS AND USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES BY STAFF OF ABU TEACHING HOSPITAL TUTUN WADA ZARIA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The important of library resources and services in teaching hospital cannot be overemphasized.
This study was carried out to access and use of library resources and services by Staff of ABU
Teaching Hospital Tutun Wada Zaria. Its specific objectives include: to find out the various type
of library resources and services are available in teaching hospital Tudun Wada Zaria, to
determine how medical library of ABUTH Tudun Wada provide library services to their users, to
find out how medical staff of ABUTH Tudun Wada access information resources in medical
library, to identify problems hindering access to library resources and service by staff of teaching
hospital Tudun Wada Zaria. The research used was based mainly on survey method. Questionnaire
was the only instrument used for data collection. Frequency counts and percentage were used to
analyze the data collected. Its findings show that current awareness services (CAS), inter library
loan, online reference services, unified medical language system (UMLS). medical research
services, selective dissemination of information (SDI), library websites/portal services are
frequently library and information services provided in medical libraries. Hence, the study
concludes as it recommends that: full range of health information resources should be made
readily available to medical doctors/staff in teaching hospital in Tudun Wada, Zaria as well as
effort should be make to train library staff in order to improve on the library services rendered to
library users as it will aid accessibility and utilization.
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