Relationships Between Training/Experience, Knowledge of Computer Usage and Attitudes of Nigerian Librarians Towards Computers

This paper highlights certain vital variables that can affect attitudes of librarians. It discusses the relationships between knowledge, training/experience of librarians on the use of computers and their attitudes towards the computer. One hundred and eighty-seven librarians participated in the study. A chi-square analysis was used to test the relationships. The results indicated that there are significant relationships between these variables and attitudes towards the computer. This means that previous training experience and present usage (knowledge of computer usage) of computers at work influence a positive attitude towards the computer. It is suggested that library schools should ensure adequate training and re-training programmes and that libraries should be equipped with state-of-the-art computer facilities so as to encourage staff usage of such facilities.     

Effectiveness of fieldwork at an information desk: A prototype for academic library-library school collaboration

This article presents a model of how academnic libraries and schools of library and information studies (LIS) may collaborate to provide useful educational experiences to LIS students and reliable reference service to library users. LIS students staff an information desk for s fieldwork component of a basic reference course. Research shows that the students provide accurate services at the desk.     

What's Coming Off the Shelves? A Reference Use Study Analyzing Print Reference Sources Used in a University Library

To what extent is the print reference collection being used? Use of the print collection at a small private university was tracked for a four-month period. The results suggest that the reference collection is too big and underused.     

Do Reviews Matter? An Analysis of Usage and Holdings of Choice-Reviewed Titles Within a Consortium

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries has long been an important tool for librarians making collection development decisions. This study examines the holdings and usage for books reviewed in Choice, books designated by Choice as Outstanding Academic Titles, and the general collections of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries.