Abstract

Librarians are custodians of information and as such examining the information needs of librarians is paramount. The study was conducted to find out librarians’ information needs, access points to such information needs, the types of information needed by Librarians that are available in Niger Delta University (NDU) and the problems encountered while searching for information. 21 professional librarians were purposely sampled for the study based on availability. A self-constructed questionnaire tagged “Questionnaire on Information Needs of Librarians” (QINL) was the sole instrument for data collection. The data was analyzed using frequency counts and percentages. The findings of the study show that librarians basically need academic information. Although the information needs are available in NDU, they are not adequate and so do not meet the demands of Librarians. Libraries and the internet using PCs and handheld devices were the major access points to the information needs. However, irrelevant and outdated resources, poor internet connectivity amongst others were problems the librarians faced when seeking information. It was recommended that efforts should be made on seeking information that could solve library users’ needs, information about health and even foreign affairs. There should be adequate provision for library and information resources for a better service delivery. Also, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should reduce their cost of Internet Service Provision to that affordable to individuals in this part of the world

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