Relationship between Information Repackaging and Service Delivery by Academic Librarians in Donald Ekong Library, University of Port Harcourt

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between information repackaging and service delivery in Donald Ekong library, University of Port Harcourt. Two specific objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted correlational research design. Population of the study comprised 104 professional and paraprofessional library staff of University of Port Harcourt. Sample size consisted of 104 professional and paraprofessional staff. Census sampling method was adopted. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Data collected was analysed using Pearson product-moment correlation (PPMC). The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between language repackaging and service delivery in library. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between content repackaging and service delivery in library. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between the language repackaging and service delivery in Donald Ekong library, therefore, adequate attention should be giving to language repackaging to promote high quality of service delivery. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the librarians should take appropriate measures in offering standardized language repackaging to sustain high quality of service deliver but  librarians should also intensify efforts at rendering content repackaging to promote the  overall service delivery in the library.