COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN EBONYI STATE OF NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Information remains a vital aspect of human existence for without it, societal progress will be seriously impeded. Librarians have been the primary agents and providers of information and information materials. There is no doubt that all humans are living in an information age, an age where the difference between success and failure is hinged on information. That is why; it is globally acknowledged that, an uninformed person is basically deformed. Knowledge is what one knows; whereas, information is what people know. The fundamental distinction is that, knowledge is restricted to the individual who gains it while information is knowledge as is shared and communicated. If knowledge is recorded, then, it may be communicated at a distance in space and time. Edoka (2005), sees information as relevant data, fact or idea available for useful purpose. Information is a vital tool for economic, social, cultural, spiritual and political development. Information plays important role in overa...