International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 3(7), pp. 193–199, July, 2015. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2015.031

Full Length Research

Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Prisoners’ At the Medium Security Prison In Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State

¹Tarzaan, Patience Mwuese (CLN), ²Chorun, Matthew Terfa (CLN) and ³Mbatsoron, Victoria Member

¹Medical library, College of Health Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi.

E-mail: patiencetarzaan@gmail.com

²Francis Sulemanu Idachaba library, University of Agriculture Makurdi. E-mail: matthewchorun@yahoo.com.

3Francis Sulemanu Idachaba library, University of Agriculture Makurdi. E-mail: vikymbatsoron@gmail.com

Accepted 23 July 2015

This study is designed to give an insight into the information needs and seeking behavior of prisoners in medium security prison, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. The researchers collected data through the use of focus group interview which was conducted using a number of ninety (90) respondents from the convicted and awaiting trial inmates. Basically, opinion leaders were used and their responses have been used as basics for generalization. The researcher discovered from the findings that a number of factors inhibit access to information. These factors include among others, high cost of information materials, high rate of illiteracy, lack of awareness on the part of the people, radio/television programmes, totally absent and no information centers, and public libraries services to them. The study concludes that prisoners need and seek information materials like other citizens and that the information needs and seeking behavior varies from person to person. Recommendations were made in order to ameliorate the identified problems.

Keywords: Information Needs, Seeking Behaviour, Prisoners, Medium Security Prison and Makurdi Local Government Area.

 

Cite This Article As: Tarzaan PM, Chorun MT, Mbatsoron VM (2015). Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Prisoners’ At the Medium Security Prison In Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 3(7): 193-199.

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