Speaker
Description
Nongo, C. J.
FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IDIDEP IBIONO
nongocelina38@gmail.com
Track: Digital Transformation in Higher Education
This paper investigated contemporary technologies for effective retrieval of information in medical college libraries in Benue and Kwara States of Nigeria. The specific objectives are; identify contemporary technological resources, determine the extent contemporary technological resources were used for effective retrieval of information, and identify challenges associated with contemporary technologies for effective retrieval of medical information. Research questions are; what are the contemporary technological resources; what is the extent of contemporary technological resources for effective retrieval of information; what are the challenges of contemporary technologies for retrieval of information. The study adopted descriptive survey, with a population of 1035 comprising medical students from the two universities. The sample size is 207; a proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select 207 medical students at 20% stratum representing each medical college. The questionnaire titled “Contemporary technologies for effective retrieval of information in medical college libraries in Benue and Kwara States” were distributed, and 200 were returned valid for data analysis representing a return rate of 96%. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of Mean and standard deviation. The findings show that, Medical Libraries under study to a high extent have one form of contemporary technological information resources or the other. Challenges in information retrieval are: inadequate supply of contemporary technologies to accommodate students and delay in payment of internet subscription. Recommendations are; provision of adequate number of contemporary technologies for easy accessibility, improvement on real time subscription that will enhance retrievals. Librarians should imbibe sustainable development techniques as well as indulge in accessing medical educational websites for effective medical information retrieval and a host of other contemporary health information resources.