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ISSN: 2360-7858 |
International
Journal of Academic Library and Information Science |
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Vol. 8(4), pp. 147–155, June, 2020. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.170
Research
Application of Information Communication Technology for the Preservation of Library and Information Resources in Academic Libraries
Ijantiku, C. Moses (CLN)1, Adati Elkanah Chahari2 and Glory B. Ladu (CLN)3
1Ibrahim Babangida Library, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Corresponding author’s E-mail: ijantiku@mautech.edu.ng, E-mail:moses.telecgsm@gmail.com 2Department of General Studies Education, Federal College of Education, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. E-mail: adati82@yahoo.com 3Ibrahim Babangida Library, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Accepted 22 June 2020
The
research study examined the application of information and communication
technologies (ICT’s) in the preservation of library and information
resources in academic libraries “a case study of FCE library, Yola,
Adamawa State, Nigeria”. Four research questions guided the study and
the study adopted a descriptive survey research design and the
population of study is 34 staff of the FCE library. The research
instrument was questionnaire, data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics of simple percentage, frequency and tables. The findings of
the study revealed that the application of (ICT) in the preservation of
library and information resources is of utmost importance. Adoption and
utilization of ICT has helped in prolonging the lifespan of library and
information resources thereby reducing the threats faced by the
deteriorating factors of library and information resources. Based on the
findings of this study the threats were regarded as environmental
threats (light, heat, humidity, dust and water), biological threats
(microorganism, insects, rodents, cockroaches) and human threats (theft,
mutilation, marking books with pen, using saliva to flip pages etc.).
The study recommended that causes of deterioration of library and
information resources which are environmental, biological, human and
natural causes should be given due consideration through preventive
measures and plan for during collection development of the library.
Conclusively, preservation measures employ in the Federal College of
Education Yola, Library have reduced book theft, mutilation, light,
heat, dust, microorganism, insects, rodent etc. Cite This Article As: Ijantiku, C.M., Chahari A.E., Ladu, G.B (2020). Application of Information Communication Technology for the Preservation of Library and Information Resources in Academic Libraries. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 8(5): 147-155 |
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