Vol. 9(7), pp. 349-355. July, 2021. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2021290

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

This study is on accessibility and usage of academic libraries by students: a case study of Auchi polytechnic. The design for this study is survey research. Three (3) research questions were raised. The population of the study was based on the entire students of Auchi Polytechnic. The sample size for the study was two thousand (2000). Relevant works of literatures were reviewed. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire and the data collected were based on those who registered with the library in the 2013/2014 academic session who registered with the library. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the data collected. The study found out that a well-equipped academic library and its accessibility played a vital role in the academic pursuits of the students. It was the discovered that the location of the library affects the accessibility and usage of library resources which eventually tells on the academic outcome of the students and students who used the library regularly improved in their academic pursuits. Recommendations include: location of the library close to lecture rooms through decentralization, library services on Sundays as well as a restructuring of the timetable for lectures.

 

Keywords: Academic library; accessibility; Library usage.

 

	Cite This Article As: Olalekan, S.O., Jimoh, L.F., Emmanuel O.O ((2021). Accessibility and Usage of Academic Libraries by Students of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi Edo State. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 9(7): 349-355