Evaluation of Special Library Resources: A Case Study of Faculty of Nursing at University of Medical Sciences library,Ondo, Nigeria

Every library is supposed to have adequate information resources in order to enable it effectively serve the information needs of its users. In view of this, the paper aims at assessing the resources in the Faculty of Nursing at University of Medical Sciences Library, Ondo. Survey and documentary research design was used for the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data. The total numbers of staff from the three libraries are six and copies of self designed questionnaires were distributed to the six staff only. The total number of information resources available in the library was215 volumes. Data collected from the six respondents, who participated in this study, through the completion of questionnaires was analyzed alongside information obtained from documentary source. The study shows that available information resources in the library, do not meet the approved library standards and are not organized according to the standard of librarianship practice. The researcher recommends amongst others, the integration of library in the overall plan of the school; employment of professional librarians; provision of adequate and qualitative information resources, as some of the measures that would improve the relevance of the library resources in the library.

Keywords: Evaluation, Special Library, Resources, and Information.