Availability and use of information resources in the libraries of schools of nursing, Bida and midwifery, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigated the availability and use of information resources in the Libraries of Schools of Nursing, Bida and Midwifery, Minna. The sampled population consisted of 100 respondents for both schools, with 50 respondents per school. The instrument used for collecting data was questionnaire. The research questions responded to were analyzed using table of frequency and percentage. The findings showed that School of Nursing, Bida Library does not have computers and is not connected to the internet but School of Midwifery, Minna has computer laboratory with dysfunctional computers and is not connected to the internet. In the two School Libraries there are very few librarians who use DDC to classify the library materials. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended that the two Schools should make effort to provide computers in their Libraries and connect them to the Internet to access MEDLINE for current and up - to - date healthcare information for the benefit of all categories of library users; and also recommended that more graduates of Library and Information Science should be employed in order to provide effective and efficient library service delivery.