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The Problems And Prospect Of Reference Services In Academic Libraries In Anambra State. (a Case Study Of Anambra State University).

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ABSTRACT
This project is aimed at examining the problems and prospects of reference services in academic librarians, using the Anambra State University Uli campus library as a case study and how to evaluate the strength and weakness of the reference services in an academic librarian. It will also help to know the problems caused by the library clientele and profile solution toward the problems. This project work is design to know the functions of reference librarian and services to make prospect in the reference section of a library. Chapter one of this project works treats Background to the study, research questions, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of some terms as it concerns to this work. Chapter two treats literature review which covers areas like Reference materials, staffing of the reference section, management of reference section, problem facing reference section. Chapter three treat methodology which comprises of research design, population of the study, sample and sampling technologies, research instrument, and method of data analysis. Chapter four treats data analysis, presentation of result and discussion of findings. While Chapter five treats summary of the work conclusion and recommendation for further study. 
 
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page - - - - - - - - -i
Approval page - - - - - - - -ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - -iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - -iv
Table of content - - - - - - - -vii
Abstract - - - - - - - - -x

CHAPTER ONE 
INTRODUCTION 
1.1 Background of the study - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - 6
1.3 Purpose of the study  - - - - - 8
1.4 Research questions  - -- - - - 9
1.5 Significance of the study - - - - 10
1.6 Scope of the study  - - - - - 11
1.7 Definition of the terms  - - - - 12

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 14
2.2 Reference material and source  - - 16
2.3 Staffing of the reference section - - 17
2.4 Management of reference section - - 18
2.5 Problem facing reference section- - 19

CHAPTER THREE 
METHODOLOGY 
3.1 Design of the study - - - - - 22
3.2 Area of the study - - - - - - 23
 3.3 Population of the study - - - - 23
3.4 Sample and sampling techniques - - 23
3.5 Instrument for data collection - - - 24
3.6 Validation of the study - - - - - 25
3.7 Reliability of the instrument - - - 25
3.8 Distribution and retrieval of instrument 26 3.8 Data analysis - - - - - - 26

CHAPTER FOUR 
4.1 Data analysis, presentation of result and discussion of findings  - - - - - 28

CHAPTER FIVE 
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - 33
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - 35
5.3 Recommendation - - - - - - 36
References - - - - - - - 39
Appendix I - - - - - - - 41
Appendix II - - - - - - 42


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