Approaches to Effective Management of Electronic Information Resources in Libraries: The Case of Imo State Library Board:- Agbo Amaoge D

Abstract This resources workininvestigated Imo state library the mfna^ernent of electronic information drawn to guide the study. It so Five research objectives were information resources, deter • 1 tO itientify the available electronic information resources/identif171106 tlle extent of use of electronic the library, ascertain'the chalf management processes adopted in information resources in thaj.fn8es ^aced ’n managing electronic effective management of ef lbrary and also proffer strategies to library. A descriptivesurvey6 eCtr°niC information resources in the with a population of 86 libr reSearch design was adopted forthe study The instrument for data coll^Sta^wbich were all used for the study, observation checklist T1 1On Was structured questionnaire and frequency distribution table generated was analyzed using the deviation. Findings revealed SC°re' Pcrcentages and standard resources in the library t the available electronic information audiovisual resources e,oks' e-magazine, e-journals and management processes ado"? Hk^’ Findings also showed that the maintenance of the resources Th’°ln '1e'Cf "balr^ing y indUdC of thebUresources ‘HmitCd and challengesfaced in ma he Study aIso identified some of the includ^bu^noMim^rFT760^0^6^4’^00'0 "1^Ormat’on resources but not limited to poor funding, attitude of the parent