Abstract: This study examines the Management and use of information resources in Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis research library (NITR), Kaduna. The significance of information and libraries as information centres, the historical background of NITR, the objectives, the users and how information is organized and retrieved in the NITR library, Kaduna were discussed. A well-structured questionnaire was used for collecting opinions of the research staff and library staff in the institute. The investigator 125 questionnaires were distributed among the two components, out of which 100(80%) were received back from the respondents, and 25(20%) questionnaires were rejected because of incomplete response from the users. The study find out the impact of the information resources to research, provide information on the use of the information resources, assess the purposes of visit to the library and also to assess the management and preservation of the available information resources by the library staff. Findings and conclusion of the study are given at the end of the article.
Keywords: Information Resources, Management and preservation, NITR library
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