Ifijeh, Goodluck and Segun-Adeniran, Chidi D. and Igbinola, Andrew (2018) Imperatives and Challenges of Resource Description and Access (RDA) Implementation in Libraries in a Developing Country. International Information & Library Review.
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Abstract
In recent times, information products are becoming more often packaged and repackaged in electronic formats. Cataloguing these resources is a core responsibility of libraries and librarians. A major emerging standardization tool for cataloguing electronic resources is the “resource description and access” (RDA). This article examined the imperatives of RDA implementation among libraries in a developing country—Nigeria. It reviewed global trends and observed the poor RDA implementation level among libraries in Nigeria. It also identified challenges of RDA implementation peculiar to a developing country like Nigeria. The article further outlined strategies that would help to deal with the identified challenges. It concluded that the implementation of RDA is not optional, but mandatory for Nigerian libraries if they must be and remain relevant in the competitive world of librarianship.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cataloguing, electronic resources, Nigerian libraries, organization of knowledge, resource description and access |
| Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2018 14:32 |
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2018 14:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10777 |
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