Application of Ict in Collection Development for Effective Service Delivery in University Libraries in edo state

ABSTRACTThis study examined application of ICT in collection development for effective service delivery in university libraries in Edo State. The researcher adopted descriptive survey research design type. The study used convenience sampling technique to select 79 respondents. A research questionnaire was used to collect relevant data from the respondent. The find revealed ICTs are greatly available for collection development. Some of the ICTs readily available are computers, internet, printers, telephone, spine labelling machine etc. These ICTs are used for carrying out different aspects of collection development in the selected university libraries in Edo State. The finding also revealed that ICTs are used in carrying out most collection development activities such as bibliographic checking, ordering, printing list of books on order, checking publishers’ catalogues, and correspondence with suppliers. Also, ICTs were found to be used for acquiring e-materials, maintaining acquisition records and tracking of books on order etc. the finding show that the use of ICT in collection development has great impacts on the whole process in the university library. The study also revealed some challenges face using ICT in collection development such as irregular power supply, problems with internet connection and technical problems