DIGITISATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES IN TERTIARY INSTITUTION LIBRARIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the digitisation of library materials and
services delivery in university of Calabar library, Cross River State, Nigeria. In carrying
out this study a survey research design was adopted. The population comprises of twenty
(20) personnel, the sample of the study consisted of seventy (70) staff personnel, notably
librarians and library officers working in public university in Cross River state, Nigeria.
The data were collected using questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software. The
results showed that the mean on library services digitized was high in E-book (4.19), high
in online databases (4.12), in that category also was E-journal with a mean score of
(3.15). The findings revealed a significant relationship between digitalization of library
services and library service delivery. The findings will contribute to the existing body of
knowledge on digitisation practices in the Nigerian universities and librarianship as a
profession. On the basis of the above findings, the researcher hereby concludes that,
library services should be digitalized to ease services. It was also recommended that;
Library services should be digitalized to improve library services delivery, Internet
services should be provided in the library and Students should be encourage to make use
of the academic library in UNICROSS. Furthermore, research should be carried out in
other library to ascertain state of digitalization of services and Studies should also be
conducted to cover other variables not use in this present study.
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