This study aimed at assessing the status of library automation, the impact of automation on library services and challenges university library is facing in maintaining automated system towards effective library services delivery. The population in this study consists of 697 library personnel in 9 university libraries in Southwest Nigeria. A structured questionnaire Appendix A) was used for data collection. In all, 335 questionnaires were distributed but only 309 were found usable, which gave a response rate of 92.2%. Findings revealed that library automation in university libraries in South West Nigeria was partial. Library automation has a positive impact on library services. Lack of technical support from the vendor, lack of funding, attitude of library personnel and technophobia among were among the challenges faced.

这项研究旨在评估图书馆自动化的现状，自动化对图书馆服务的影响以及大学图书馆在维护自动化系统以实现有效的图书馆服务交付方面面临的挑战。本研究的人口由尼日利亚西南部9个大学图书馆中的697名图书馆人员组成。使用结构化的问卷附录A）进行数据收集。总共分发了335份问卷，但发现只有309份可用，答复率为92.2％。调查结果表明，尼日利亚西南部大学图书馆的图书馆自动化程度不高。图书馆自动化对图书馆服务产生积极影响。供应商缺乏技术支持，资金不足，图书馆人员的态度和恐惧心理是面临的挑战。