International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 6(3), pp. 57–62, May, 2018. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2018.022

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University libraries are established to provide resources and materials for studying but students in Nigeria are not encouraged to effectively make use of them. The growth and academic excellence of a University depends on the Library that serves the institution, hence the importance of user education for proper and efficient usage of the Library. This paper drew out the importance of user education on students. Statistical data were collected through the use of questionnaire administered to one hundred and fifty (150) respondents from two Universities in Nigeria using stratified random sampling technique. Out of this number, only one hundred and thirty two (132) copies of the questionnaires with adequate information were retrieved. Data for the study were analyzed using simple percentage. The findings revealed amidst others that though more than half of the respondents do not attend Library lectures regularly yet the course has positively influenced the utilization of the library resources. It was therefore recommended that practical lectures should also be organized at the University library to further enhance the students' use of the catalogue and other library resources. It was also observed that the user education program is very essential to the academic excellence of students. Universities should also be encouraged to organize seminars and workshops for student and staff to educate them on new trends and improve their skills on utilization of library resources. The Library staff should be more friendly and ready to assist in other to encourage Library usage.

Keywords: Library instructions, User education, Library resources, Information explosion

Cite This Article As: ADEYEMO OO (2018). User Education in Academic Libraries and the Information Seeking Behavior of Users. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 6(3): 57-62

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