Assessment on Collection Management of Electronic Information Resources in Jimma University Library System

Obsa Gelchu¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.5 , pp.29-39, May-2023

Online published on May 31, 2023

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Abstract :
An electronic information resource is any information source that the library provides access to users in an electronic format. These electronic information resources can be accessed via computer and other devices as much as an electronic network is available. The objective of the study was to assess techniques used by the university to manage electronic information resources in the library. To achieve the proposed objective cross sectional survey was used. To collect the data the researcher designed and distributed the questionnaire for respondents. From the 336 total population, 40 numbers of respondents were selected randomly. This study contributed to the library users, researchers, and curriculum developers finding out the problems with materials, services, and users in the Jimma University library system. The future development and success of academic libraries depend greatly on how they embrace technology in their operation mainly in the management of electronic resources. The librarians used the ABCD and Dspace software for the interlibrary management of electronic information resources in the library. The users can access the collection of electronic information resources in the library and remotely through the campus network. The SPSS software version 20.0 was used for data analysis.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Electronic information resources, library system, collection management

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