An Assessment of the Existing Information Retrieval Practices and Facilities in the Institute Of Ethiopian Studies Library With A View To Developing Mechanisms and Tools for Improvement
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1998-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES) library is one of the major information
center on Ethiopian Studies. This thesis is mainly concerned with an assessment of the
existing TR practices and facilities in the IES library with the intention of identifying
limitations and exploring alternative tools and mechanisms for improvement. To this end, a
survey of the library users and staff members was made and the current performance of the
library IR too ls and facilities are assessed and discussed in detail.After identification of various limitations of the current library IR practices and
facilities , a prototype computer-assisted thesaurus database was proposed and
demonstrated as one of IR tools and mechanisms that can be employed for improvement.
Moreover, based on the findings of the study, conclusions and recommendations are given
for further investigation and improvement of the library IR services.
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Information Science