ABSTRACT
The study investigated the preservation
methods and use of information resources in Topfaith international secondary
school, Mkpatak. Essien Udim Local Governmeny area of Akwa ibom state
particulaly,it examined the factors that cause deterioration of information
resources, problems militating against effective preservation and conservation
of information material and ways and means of achieving effective handling of
library materials. The study adopted survey design. Sample size of one hundred
librarians, library assistants as well as library officers constitutes the
population of the study. The instruments for data collection were questionnaires,
interviews and observation. It was found that: (i) the use of air conditioner
and good ventilation in Topfaith secondary school library reduce the extent of
library material deterioration, (ii) good methods of preservation and adequate
security reduce rate of material theft and ventilation, (iii) nature of
buildings, facilities as well as service rendered in Topfaith international
secondary school determines the library materials deterioration. It also
include summary of the study, implication of finding. It concluded the methods
of preservation in Topfaith international secondary school depends on the
effectiveness of preservation and that material should be stored in digital
form for long preservation. Recommended among other that: librarians and
library assistants need to adopt the digital methods of preservation to enable
library materials stay a longer time in meeting information needs of the users.
SAMUEL, I (2023). Preservation And Conservation Of Information Resources In Top faith International Secondary School, Mkpatak. Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/preservation-and-conservation-of-information-resources-in-top-faith-international-secondary-school-mkpatak-essien-udim-local-government-area-akwa-ibom-state-7-2
ISAAC, SAMUEL. "Preservation And Conservation Of Information Resources In Top faith International Secondary School, Mkpatak. Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 07 Sep. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/preservation-and-conservation-of-information-resources-in-top-faith-international-secondary-school-mkpatak-essien-udim-local-government-area-akwa-ibom-state-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
ISAAC, SAMUEL. "Preservation And Conservation Of Information Resources In Top faith International Secondary School, Mkpatak. Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 07 Sep. 2023. Web. 08 Sep. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/preservation-and-conservation-of-information-resources-in-top-faith-international-secondary-school-mkpatak-essien-udim-local-government-area-akwa-ibom-state-7-2 >.
ISAAC, SAMUEL. "Preservation And Conservation Of Information Resources In Top faith International Secondary School, Mkpatak. Essien Udim Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/preservation-and-conservation-of-information-resources-in-top-faith-international-secondary-school-mkpatak-essien-udim-local-government-area-akwa-ibom-state-7-2