%J The Information Tecnologist  An International JournalnOf Information And Communication Technology (ICT)
%K Academic libraries, cataloguing, automation, automated systems.
%A THOMAS A OGUNMODEDE
%A NWANNE M. NWOKEOMA
%A MABEL E. APATA
%P 61-75
%L eprints5407
%D 2014
%X This study examied the automation of cataloguing and classification practices in academic libraries in South-West Nigerian
and what effect the automated cata/o~uin~ systme has on manual catalo~uin~ in the the libraries. The stifdv population
1 comprised II 0 library professional and paraprofessional personnel working in the cataloguing section oft he {en jetJeral and
state university libraries in South-West Nigeria. Total enumeration technique was used to randomly se,fect the study
population for this study. Data for this study was collected using questionnaire. A 5-point Likert scale were' used with 1-5
representing 'strongly agree', 'agree', 'undecided', . 'disagree' and 'strongly disagree ' respectively, ·to e/idit information
.from the respondents. A total of II 0 copies of the questionnaires were distributed to the respondents. 85 copies of the
questionnaires were retrieved and valid for analysis. Data were analysed using charts, table, frequencies, percentage, mean
and standard deviation.
The result of the study find out that automation is. changing positively the way bibliographic details are being created and
displayed. Cataloguing is now quicker with the automated system and that automated system is preferred to the manoa/
system. The study highlighted various benefits of cataloguing automation such as automation · improve inter-personal
relationship, saves time, easy feedback/rom library user, etc.The study recommends that libraries should not be satisfied with the little benefits derived from the partial automation of the
cataloguing and other sections of the libraries but should fully automate the systems and continuously upgrade the automated
systems especially as technology unfold
%T Influence Of Automated Cataloguing System On Manual Cataloguing System In The Library: A Case Study Of Selected Academic Libraries In South-West, Nigeria
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%V II