Information Services and Scientists’ Research Productivity in Nigeria: Evidence from Research and Development Institutions

Abstract

Scientists in Research and Development Institutions (RDIs) require the use of information services to gain access to frontier knowledge nationally and internationally to keep abreast of developments in inventions and innovations, which they also need to adapt to the local environment, while creating awareness for the dissemination of their research results.  Scientists in many developed countries have been observed to incorporate the use of information services to maintain and react promptly to organizational and individual professional demands in this respect. Scientists require the use of information services of different types which include library, internet and communication services amongst others in anticipation of user needs or interests, packaging/re-packaging of information to meet specific demands.  This study investigates the relationships between the use of information services and research productivity of scientists in RDIs in Nigeria.

Keywords : Information Services, Scientists’, Productivity Nigeria, RDIs