Storage media use in preservation of Information resources and Challenges Militating against successful access in the Federal University Libraries in the North Western States of Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigates the available storage media use in preservation and challenges militating against successful access in the Federal University Libraries. In order to achieve this the objective three (3) research questions were asked. The qualitative research method was adopted, all the (14) staff that were involved in the management of digital information resources were used as the sample size for the study; purposive sampling technique was adopted for the study, the instruments used to collect data were interview and observation. The responses from the respondents who are the staff of the digitization unit were analyzed and discussed using tables. The results of the study revealed that internal server and external hard drive were some of the storage media available and used in the Federal University Libraries in the North Western states of Nigeria. It was discovered from the interview that storing digitized and uploaded local contents formed part of the reasons for using storage media, finally degradation, damaged CD, obsolescence and inadequate power supply forms some of the factors militating against successful access to stored digital information resources. The paper recommends the use of micro server, destruction of passwords to ensure perpetuity in the use of storage media, migration and meeting up with current upgrades in technology.