International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 6(4), pp. 72–78, June, 2018. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2018.026

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The aim of the study is to investigate the use of library information resources on improve study skills of undergraduates with major attention on the Social Science undergraduates in the University of Ibadan. Library is one of those resources which are essential to support and strengthen the educational quality. Over the centuries, libraries are the source of keeping and distributing the information through books, journals, maps and other resources that are used by students in their learning process. The library with the provision of information resources can help instill good reading habits in students but it is if students make use of the resources. Survey design was used by the study. This method was adopted because it is a suitable and efficient way of studying large population. The population of the study included 1479 undergraduates in the five departments in Social Sciences, University of Ibadan. The proportional sampling method with equal proportion of sixty was used to determine the sample for the study. This made a total of 300 undergraduates used for the study. The questionnaire was the main data collection instrument and data was analysed using the descriptive statistics of tables, frequencies and percentages. Result showed that electronic books, textbooks, internet facilities and online database were the major information resources used by undergraduates studied. Undergraduates devote enough time for all their courses and they spent more time on their studies than they do on social media. There was a relationship between the variables of interest. In this relationship p was 0.000 which is < 0.05. We can infer from the result that there is a positive relationship between the use of library information resources and effective study skills of undergraduates. The study recommended that all relevant stakeholders like the school authorities, student union, faculties, departments, libraries, etc should assist in creating awareness on the use and benefits of the library. Also, that library user should also be educated on the use of online resources and databases for their research work. That user education and information literacy programme should be place in place and should be connected to students' course work on continuous basis.

Cite This Article As: Awujoola OA, Fadeyi VO (2018). Library Information Resources Use as Determinant Of Improve Study Skills of Social Science Students in the University Of Ibadan. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 6(4): 72-78

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