ELECTRONIC RESOURCES COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES INLIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Sesse, 2000). The information sector is challenged by information explosion coupled with the dynamism and rapid changing form of information sources and services in the digital era particularly the e-collection and services of libraries. Meeting up with this trend can only be guaranteed by efficient ad effective policy or strategy. This study investigates the e-collection development practices in libraries in Nigeria. The research method adopted for the study was social survey and the research instrument was questionnaire. The outcome of the study reveals that many libraries do not have a written e-collection development policy; a committee for planning and evaluation of e-collection management; and no e-collection selection criteria. This situation can be traced to the poor knowledge and skill of librarians on e-resource management. Training and retraining of librarians on e-collection development and management, formulation and development of e-collection policy, the constitution of e-collection management committee among others were recommended.