EFFECTIVE PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVICES AND RESOURCES BASED ON LRCN STANDARD AND GUIDELINES

Abstract

The study assessed the effective public libraries services and resources based on LRCN standard and guidelines. The researcher formulated two research questions and objectives each for the study. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population comprises five public libraries in South-East Nigeria. The whole populations were used for the study. Thus, enumerative sampling technique was adopted for the study. The instruments structured interview were used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using percentage. The findings of the study showed that most of the public libraries have services, and different formats of information resources were in line with the LRCN standards and guidelines. The study also revealed that collection management practices, did not meet the LRCN standards and guidelines. Based on the findings, recommendations were made that when there are clearly written collection management policy; it will help to render services effectively and efficiently in this 21st century digital era.