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

The Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES) library is one of the major informationrncenter on Ethiopian Studies. This thesis is mainly concerned with an assessment of thernexisting TR practices and facilities in the IES library with the intention of identifyingrnlimitations and exploring alternative tools and mechanisms for improvement. To this end, arnsurvey of the library users and staff members was made and the current performance of thernlibrary IR too ls and facilities are assessed and discussed in detail.After identification of various limitations of the current library IR practices andrnfacilities , a prototype computer-assisted thesaurus database was proposed andrndemonstrated as one of IR tools and mechanisms that can be employed for improvement.rnMoreover, based on the findings of the study, conclusions and recommendations are givenrnfor further investigation and improvement of the library IR services.

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