Students’ Use and Evaluation of College Libraries in Crawford University, Nigeria
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2016
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Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology
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Purpose: College libraries in universities complement the efforts of main libraries in information provision to students and faculty members. They provide prompt reference opportunity and bring library and information services closer to users. This study assessed the level of usage and users’ assessment of college libraries at the Crawford University, Nigeria.
Methodology: The study evaluated the users’ level of satisfaction with the resources and services of the two college libraries in the university. The respondents were undergraduate students at their various levels of study, 100-400 levels. 200 students were randomly selected for the study and corresponding copies of the questionnaire were administered on them to gather data. A total of 194 (87%) responses were received.
Findings: The results indicated that the students use their college libraries sparingly; they use the libraries less for references and other academic purposes but more for relaxation in between lectures and to discuss with mates and friends. However, the respondents rate the information resources, services and facilities of the libraries as fair. The study concluded that the resources and services of the college libraries are poorly used and used less for academic purposes. This may not be unconnected with the fair rating of the libraries by the respondents.
Implications: The research emphasised that there should be adequate awareness on the benefits of using the college libraries to students as it was discovered that the level of usage was poor.
Originality/Value: The study proffered recommendations among which are guided tour of the libraries during the fresh students’ orientation programme; improvement in the user education course of the University, it should made more practical; and motivation of staff of the library in order to make them more pleasant and responsive to users’ services and needs.
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Lateef, E. B. Omotoso, A. O. and Fagbola, B. O.(2016). Students’ Use and Evaluation of College Libraries in Crawford University, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Information Science and Technology, 9 (2); 67-76.