SURVEY OF ENGINEERING INFORMATION RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARIES OF SOME POLYTECHNICS OF NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study surveyed the major information resources available in some of the Polytechnics of the North western Zone of Nigeria. The method used was survey of the major information resources as observation and documents were used as the major instruments. The population of the study was the Polytechnics of the zone that cut across Kebbi states, Kano state, Katsina state, Kaduna state, Jigawa state and Zamfara state. Objectives of the study are to make the information resources more known to the staff, students and visitors. The result indicates that the resources are available in most Polytechnics as observed. Further findings of the study indicate that information resources available in these Polytechnics are used and differed from Polytechnic to Polytechnic. Engineering journals, and engineering abstracts are more available in these Polytechnics. Similarly, engineering standards and engineering codes are not fully accessible and utilised. Some of the recommendations are need to speed awareness by the library personnel and library management should seek for reasonable funding in order to acquire engineering information resources.

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