Document (#19780)

Author

Fadayomi, J.A.

Title

OPAC use in a newly automated library in Nigeria : fears and hopes

Source

Program. 32(1998) no.2, S.151-156

Year

1998

Abstract

Reports results of a questionnaire survey, conducted at Ilorin University Library, Nigeria, to investigate the patterns of student use, of the library's OPAC in the 4 reading rooms of the main library and their attitudes towards it. The questions focused on: frequency of use of the card catalogue; users' feelings about using the OPAC; effectiveness of the OPAC in retrieving relevant items; number of available terminals; training methods; and major inhibitors to OPAC use. 50 questionnaires were administered and 47 (94%) were returned. The study was designed to yield primarily descriptive results since there was very little baseline data with which to compare responses

Theme

OPAC
Benutzerstudien

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