The Classification And Knowledge Development By Technical Librarians In Academic Libraries

The Classification And Knowledge Development By Technical Librarians In Academic Libraries

Chapter One

Preface

Library bracket forms part of the field of library and information wisdom. It was a form of bibliographic bracket( library bracket are used in library canons, while “ bibliographic bracket ”, also covers bracket used in other kinds of bibliographic data bases). It goes hand in hand with cataloguing and bracket, occasionally grouped together as specialized services. The library professionals who engages in the process of cataloguing and classifying library accoutrements is called a register or roster librarian. Library bracket scheme are one of the two tools used to grease subject access. The other correspond of alphabetical indexing language similar as Thesauri and subject headlines.

Library bracket of a piece of work consists of two way. originally, the aboutness of the material is caught on . Next, a call number( basically, a book’s address) grounded on the bracket scheme in use at the particular library will be assigned to the work using the memorandum of the systems.

still, a library bracket is a system of grouping the suchlike terms and separating them from the unalike bone ’s. library bracket documents library accoutrements or any information( books), diurnals, audio visual material, computer lines, maps calligraphies, realia) according to their subject and allocating a call number( information demanded) to that information coffers. Bibliographic bracket schemes group entitles together that are applicable the same subject, generally arrange in a hierarchical tree structure( like bracket schemes used in biology). A different kind of bracket scheme called a faceted bracket scheme is also extensively used which allows the assignment. It multiple groups to an objects, enabling the bracket to be orderly in multiple ways. Barr Jim( 2009) knowledge operation is about cooperation and contact.

It’s important to note that unlike subject headlines or lexica where multiple terms can be assigned to the same work, in library bracket schemes, each work can be placed in one class. This is due to deferring purposes. A book can have only one physical place. still, in listing one may have main entries as well as added entries most bracket scheme like Dewey Decimal Bracket( DDC) and library of congress bracket scheme also add a knife number to each work which adds law for the author of the work.

Bracket system in libraries generally play two places. originally, they grease subject access by alloying the stoner to find out what’s available in a give library on a particular content. Secondly, they give a known position for the information source to be penetrated leg where it’s remitted.

Lawrence Sand Giles CL( 2006) Availability Information on the web nature.

Background To The Study

Library plays a veritably important part in this profitable and artificial development of developed countries. As beforehand as 1995, Ifidon( 1995) demonstrated how libraries(i.e academic, public and special libraries) were important structure blocks in the profitable and artificial development of developed countries Ifidon( 2005) proved several information services that were handed by libraries in Canada, Germany and United Kingdom( UK) to the assiduity. Community which includes furnishing access to patents informations, reference services adopting boons, current mindfulness services, inter library cooperations, restatement services etc. The range of these services varied according to the coffers which can be tapped and the fiscal support given by original government and diligence. A study of Kansas public libraries in the United States of America also showed that nearly a third of business and profitable development association in all pars of the state used public libraries as a coffers high proportions of business that have their own libraries also use the coffers and services of public libraries in utmost cases in the United State of America( USA) similar as library system of Lancaster Country( PA) and the Cecil Country( MD) public library. Small Business Information Centre( Hamilton Pennell, 2008).

utmost libraries in African are still in a weak position to successful playing their places in profitable and artificial development. Libraries are still tied in the traditional part of furnishing access to information coffers by only acquiring processing and propagating library accoutrements .

Firstly libraries were small, served the premonitory and held a collection of books imported from social countries. This situation has not changed indeed when independence came to numerous African countries. utmost libraries have renamed with the Tittle content generated from the north, as their development was ignored in favour of the sweats to hoist poverty. Further, the rising cost of journal prices and acceptable and precious distribution mechanisms on knowledge and inventions in Africa have also inhabited libraries to give access to streamlined and applicable literature for profitable growth and artificial development journal subscriptions typically increase at rate of11.16 every time beyond the reach of numerous institutions in Africa Ngika,( 2006).

Academic libraries are among the stylish developed libraries in Africa and they can play a great part in serving the assiduity community. These libraries are well equipped.

still, there’s a significant variation in there development and growth both in quality because their support substantially comes from their institutions with minimal subsidization they admit from government or other confederations( Ocholla, 2008) despite the development of ICT, changing nature it’ll also serve as a companion line for the scholars scholars in library and information wisdom field of study.

It’ll also serve as books of record in the field of information wisdom.

Statement Of The Problems

It’s a common knowledge that the viability of academic library haven’t been explored nor employed. This is because of the excruciating in effective outfit of libraries in the Nigerian contemporary societies which has been climaxing to the traumatizingnon-challant station of the millions towards sourcing information from libraries, lack of interest in academic study cum knowledge accessions from academic libraries in Anambra State. It’s unfortunate that Anambra is a failed state in respects to library structure and knowledge accessions this is demonstrated by the once governments of Anambra State on their failure to support effective library structures in the state, which has been stigmatizing( militating) knowledge disquisition in the academic setting which demoralizes the interested experimenters( compendiums ) in Anambra State for the once twelve times in which knowledge development in Academic Library has come a once history in Anambra State

Purpose Of The Study

In line with the statement of the problems of this study which aren’t limited to the excruciating lack of effective support towards equipping academic librariesnon-challant station of millions towards gaining new knowledge from academic libraries warrant of proper library bracket which makes information delicate for the inquiries, this work aims to the following;

1) To find out factors affecting bracket and knowledge development by specialized librarians in Academic Libraries in the state.

2) To recommend the most possible results to those linked factors( affecting) militating against effective bracket and knowledge development in Academic Libraries in this state.

3) To determine the strategy through which government of Anambra State will insure proper and acceptable library structure in all the Academic settings.

4) To examine the position of information availability and enhance effective information dispersion for grounds in the Academic Libraries in Anambra State.

Significance Of The Study

This field exploration work will be significance in the following ways;

It’ll serve as a book of reference for farther exploration work in Anambra State and Nigeria general.

ii. This exploration work will also be significance in enhancing effective bracket and knowledge development in Nigeria contemporary society and in Academic settings generally.

iii. It’ll be of great help in icing proper bracket in Academic libraries in Anambra State. It’ll also serve as a guideline for the scholars, scholars in library and information. It’ll also serve as books of record in the field information wisdom.

Exploration Questions

In line with the statement of the problems and in chronological with the purpose of this exploration work; the following( 4) exploration questions were posed by the experimenter which will guide this field exploration work.

1) What are the factors affecting effective bracket and knowledge development academic libraries in Anambra State?

2) To what extent could there be result to the problems militating against effective bracket in Academic libraries?

3) To what extent does government of Anambra State enhance acceptable library structures in Academic surroundings?

4) To what extent do millions access and use the information in academic libraries in the state?

Compass Of The Study

This exploration work is concentrated on bracket and knowledge development by specialized libraries in Academic libraries in Anambra State. It covers the problems affecting effective bracket and knowledge in Academic libraries. It also touches the results to the problems and the strategy designed through icing government and give effective and active participation in Academic libraries structures in the state.

Limitations Of The Study

In the course of this study the experimenter encounters numerous impediments and challenges as follows-

TIME CONSTRAINTS Time constraint is one of the major factor that limits this course of study mean while, the experimenter faced numerous conditioning coupled with her course of study.

FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT The experimenter of a pupil was financially constraint in the sense that she set up it delicate to travel round Anambra State from week to week.

NON-CHALLANT station of the repliers towards the questionnaires was also one of the factors that limited the experimenter.

Some wrong information and fear of giving information among the repliers was also a delicate factor in achieving this exploration work target.

Description Of Terms

1. Bracket Is a methodical arrangement of effects, people, creatures, books in groups or orders according to established criteria.

2. KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT Is the process of capturing, developing, participating and effectively using organizational knowledge. It refers to a multi disciplined approach to achieving organizational objects by making the stylish use of knowledge.

3. Specialized LIBRARIES These are the people that specialize in opting , acquiring, recycling, organizing, and conserving library accoutrements .

4. ACADEMIC LIBRARY Is a library attached to a advanced institution which service( 2) two contemporary purposes to support academy class and support the exploration work of the scholars and speakers.

5. DDC Dewey Decimal Bracket.

6. LC Library of congress bracket.

7. ICT Information and Communication Technology.

8. IFLA International Federal of Library Association.

9. ALA American Library Association

10. AACR Anglo American Cataloguing Rule.

11. OPAC Online Public Access Catalogue.