The main purpose of this study is to restructure manual information services to electronic in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba. To Achieve this, four research objectives were drawn which include; to indentify manual information services rendered in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba; find out electronic information services rendered; to know the challenge associated with rendering electronic information services and suggest strategies to overcome the challenge associated with rendering electronic information services in Dr Aliyu Obaje university library, Kogi State Unversity, Anyigba. 

ABSTRACT

ThemainpurposeofthisstudyistorestructuremanualinformationservicestoelectronicinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba.ToAchievethis,fourresearchobjectivesweredrawnwhichinclude;toindentifymanualinformationservicesrenderedinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba;findoutelectronicinformationservicesrendered;toknow thechallengeassociatedwithrenderingelectronicinformationservicesandsuggeststrategiestoovercomethechallengeassociatedwithrenderingelectronicinformationservicesinDrAliyuObajeuniversitylibrary,KogiStateUnversity,Anyigba.The studyemployed thesurveyresearchdesign.Userssamplepopulationof272andtotalstaffpopulationof16constitutedthesampleforthestudy.Twosetsofquestionnairemadeupof23itemseachandobservationchecklistweretheinstrumentsusedtocollectdatawhichwerepresented intablesand analyzedusingfrequencies,percentagesandthemean.Findings revealed thatreference services currentAwareness services,SelectiveDisseminationofInformationandreservedservices,werethemajormanualinformationservicesprovidedwith3.16,3.09,2.74and2.70respectively.Computer/Onlineservicesarenotavailableforelectronicinformationserviceswith38.4%.Toredresstheuglysituation,recommendationswereproffered,someofwhichinclude;improvedfunding,provisionofelectricitysupply,provisionofadequateapplicationofICTfacilitiesinelectronicinformationservicesdelivery,employmentofqualifiedpersonnelandpositiveattitudeofgovernmenttowardselectronicinformationservices.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

Titlepage - - - - - - - - - - - iApprovalPage - - - - - - - - - - - iiDeclarationpage - - - - - - - - - - - - iiiCertificationPage - - - - - - - - - - -ivDedication - - - - - - - - - -- vAcknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - -viAbstract - - - - - - - - - - - --vii

CHAPTERONE:INTRODUCTION

BackgroundoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - -1

StatementoftheProblem - - - - - - - - - - -5

PurposeoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - -6

ResearchQuestions - - - - - - - - - - -7

SignificanceoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - 7

ScopeoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - - -

CHAPTERTWO:REVIEWOFLITERATURE

ConceptualFramework -- - - - -- - - - - - - 9AnOverviewoftheConceptofinformationservicesinLibraries - - - - -9ManualInformationServicesinUniversityLibrary - - - - - - - 11ElectronicinformationserviceinUniversitylibrary - - - - - - -23ChallengesassociatedwithelectronicinformationservicesinUniversitylibrary - -26

StrategiestoovercomeChallengeswithElectronicinformationservicesinUniversitylibraries28

TheoreticalFramework - - - - - - - - - -30

ReviewofEmpiricalStudies - - - - - - - - -33

SummaryofLiteratureReview - - - - - - - - -

CHAPTERTHREE:RESEARCHMETHODS

ResearchDesign - - - - - - - - - - 39

AreaoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - - 39

Population - - - - - - - - ---40

SampleandSamplingTechnique- - - - - - - -- 41

InstrumentforDataCollection - - - - - - - - 41

ValidationoftheInstrument - - - - - - - - -42

Methodofdatacollection - - - - - - - -- -42

MethodofDataAnalysis - - - - - - - - -42

CHAPTERFOUR:PRESENTATIONOFDATA - - - - - -43

Table1 - - - - -- - - - - -44Table2 - - - - - - - - - -45Table3 - - - - - - - - --46Table4 - - - - - - - - --37Summary - - - - - - - - - -

CHAPTERFIVE:DISCUSSIONANDCONCLUSION

DiscussionoftheFindings - - - - -- - - - - 49ImplicationsoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - 54

Recommendations - - - - - - - - - 55LimitationsoftheStudy - - - - - - - - - 55SuggestionforFurtherResearch - - - - - - - --56Conclusion - - - - - - - - - --56REFERENCES - - - - - - - - - -59AppendixA - - - - - - - - -- 61AppendixB - - - - - - - - - -66