LIBRARY STAFF PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE ADOPTION OF PATRON DRIVEN ACQUISITION METHOD IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY MINNA, NIGERIA.

Abstract

Despite the wide adoption of Patron driven acquisition (PDA) method in academic libraries across developed countries as a method that brings return of investment to libraries. Academic libraries across developing countries as slowly adopting the model in other to satisfy the immediate demand of their patrons. Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria is not an exception as the research explore the preparedness level of the librarians in terms of their perception towards the adoption of model. The study employed mixed method in collecting data from the university Librarian (interview) and 97 respondents (questionnaire). The findings revealed that majority of the librarians happened to be familiar with the PDA method through article search on the internet as well as discussion with friends. However, the librarians agrees not having knowledge on how the method works. The study also revealed that most of the respondents perceived PDA method as a method that will bring large variety of collection to the library as well as believe that the method will bring return of investment to the library. However, the study further  shows that not having practical skills towards adoption, lack of policy formulation as well as inconsistency in the supply of electricity are the major perceived challenges in the studied library.