Abstract
The study investigated information seeking behavior of cataloguers in some selected university
libraries. Descriptive design was used. The population of the study consists of 20 cataloguers in
the university libraries under study. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. 20
questionnaires were distributed, only 19 were retrieved. The study revealed that the information
needs of cataloguers in some selected university libraries in South-South, Nigeria are Anglo
America Cataloguing Rule 11, library of congress list of subject headings, using library of
congress classification scheme, attending workshops/conference, training and retraining of
cataloguers, WebLC, Booktopia and RDA. The study further affirmed the information seeking
behavior of cataloguers in the following order: Attending workshops/seminars on cataloguing,
seeking information from mentors, getting vital information from people through interactions,
getting new ideas on cataloguing through inter library switch, identifying a message that satisfies
a perceived need. The study recommends following that cataloguers should keep abreast of
relevant information that would facilitates their information needs, attending
seminars/conference where new trends in cataloguing are discussed would enhance the
information seeking behavior of cataloguers and the acquisition of relevant and current tools is
critical to cataloguers information seeking behaviors.
Keywords: Information seeking behavior, cataloguers, university libraries
Publication Date: 2024-12-02