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Moving from OPAC to Discovery Systems: Nigerian Librarians’ Perceived Knowledge and Readiness
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In this paper, the authors examined Nigerian librarians' perceived knowledge and readiness to move from OPAC to Disco Disco Disco discovery system, and found that the trend of move from OPC to discovery system has not been observed in Nigeria.Abstract:
The recent trend of move from OPAC to discovery system has not been observed in Nigeria. Hence, this study examined Nigerian librarians’ perceived knowledge and readiness to move from OPAC to disco...read more
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