Accessing special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria

IF 1 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

IFLA JOURNAL-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS Pub Date : 2023-02-09 DOI:10.1177/03400352221149755

Saturday U. Omeluzor, P. Gbemi-Ogunleye, Asimiyu A. Alarape, Lateef Alhaji Bello

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Abstract

The accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic was a matter of concern for libraries and their users due to the specific nature of special collections compared to other information sources in libraries. This study therefore investigated the accessibility of special collections in university libraries in the South South zone of Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. The population of the study included 233 librarians in federal, state and private universities in the zone. The study adopted an online questionnaire and there was a total of 197 respondents. The findings show that special collections were accessible to library users through library websites, institutional repositories, CD-ROMs and flash drives during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The study reveals some of the challenges affecting the accessibility of special collections during the COVID-19 pandemic in university libraries in Nigeria and recommends ways of enhancing the accessibility of special collections during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间在尼日利亚大学图书馆获取特殊馆藏

由于特殊馆藏与图书馆其他信息来源相比具有特殊性，在新冠肺炎疫情期间，特殊馆藏的可及性是图书馆及其用户关注的问题。因此，本研究调查了2019冠状病毒病大流行期间尼日利亚南南地区大学图书馆特殊馆藏的可及性。研究对象包括该地区联邦、州立和私立大学的233名图书馆员。本研究采用在线调查问卷，共有197名受访者。调查结果显示，在尼日利亚2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，图书馆用户可以通过图书馆网站、机构存储库、cd - rom和闪存驱动器访问特殊馆藏。该研究揭示了在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间影响尼日利亚大学图书馆特殊馆藏可及性的一些挑战，并建议了在2019冠状病毒病大流行等危机期间提高特殊馆藏可及性的方法。

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15.40%

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期刊介绍： IFLA Journal is an international journal which publishes original peer reviewed articles, a selection of peer reviewed IFLA conference papers, and news of current IFLA activities. Content is selected to reflect the variety of the international information profession, ranging from freedom of access to information, knowledge management, services to the visually impaired and intellectual property. The IFLA Journal aims to promote and support the aims and core values of IFLA as the global voice of the library and information profession by providing authoritative coverage and analysis of the activities of IFLA and its various constituent bodies and members, and those of other bodies with similar aims and interests.