Information Explosion and University Libraries: Current Trends and Strategies for Intervention

dc.creator	Ifijeh, Goodluck
dc.date	2010
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-28T17:15:50Z
dc.description	This study examines the causes and effects of information explosion as well as strategies for intervention in university libraries. It identifies the following as causes of information explosion: the invention of printing in the mid-15th century, the growth of literacy among the middle classes in the 17th and 18th centuries, the increasing relationship between information and the competitive economic advantages of nations, and the advent of information and communication technology (ICT). It also examines the effects of information explosion on library users, such as damaged health, bad judgments, and information anxiety. Information explosion also poses challenges to acquisition, cataloguing and classification, and reference services in university libraries. It recognizes that information explosion provides users with an opportunity to select from a wide range of resources. The paper suggests subject specialization among librarians, library cooperation, outsourcing, and use of ICT as strategies for intervention
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.identifier	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/5824/
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/35198
dc.language	en
dc.subject	Z665 Library Science. Information Science
dc.title	Information Explosion and University Libraries: Current Trends and Strategies for Intervention
dc.type	Article

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