Information Resource Evaluation for Information Provision in University Libraries in the North Central Zone of Nigeria

Abstract

This study was to ascertain the extent of information resource provision in universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria, and to determine the influence of evaluation on the provision of library resources in universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. In line with this, two research questions guided the study; what is the extent of library resource provision in universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria? And what is the influence of evaluation on the provision of library resources in the universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria? The research design adopted was Ex post facto research. All the ninety nine librarians and all the twenty five chief and assistant chief library officers in the university libraries in all the six state, four federal, and four private- owned universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria were the population and also the sampled population. The finding among others revealed that evaluating how each resource of the library helps to achieve the goals of the library had a significant influence on information resource provision in the university libraries. The study concluded that proper application of evaluation in critical areas such as those relating to selection, acquisition, processing, lending, preservation and use was very critical.