Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services in a Nigerian university: a report

Abstract

This is a brief report of Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) services in Redeemer’s University, Nigeria (RUN). It highlights the operations of SDI services in RUN. SDI services in RUN are aimed at meeting the growing information needs of faculty members. It has enhanced the reputation of the library as well as increase patronage of library services. To elicit information from the faculty, a profile form was designed. The form is a description of the process and procedure of providing current information but personalized to the faculty, and keeps them abreast of the latest development. One of the major challenges of the operations in RUN is that certain search engines being used in the provision of SDI services e.g yahoo and AltaVista are not good enough for effective information retrieval. Much is expected to be done in this regard.