Vol. 9(9), pp. 463-471. September, 2021. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2021435

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

This study is on User Education Programme in Two Selected Federal Colleges of Education Anambra and Delta States. Therefore, a general objective of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of library user instruction in increasing library usage in the academic libraries. To achieve this, the study had four stated objectives in which results found showed no significant difference between FCE Umunze and FCE Asaba respondents on responses they provided about their academic libraries. The research method adopted for this study was the descriptive analytical: case study and survey. In this case, user education as a library program has been subjected for investigation to determine college students’ utilization of library information resources, surveying and analyzing the existing state of affair among Federal College of Education Anambra and Federal College of Education Asaba. Commonly, the survey approach is attributed with the following importance: (1) sample of a given population is convenient, (2) it involves a numeric or statistical approach to research, and (3) the researcher has no interest to interpret or suggest opinion on data collected during analysis, therefore, data collected will be used to objectively measure reality as it is in the academic libraries under study. The population of this study comprises of the college library staffs and library users of FCE Umunze and FCE Asaba. Purposive sampling and random sampling were used as explained. Based on the study findings, recommendations could be put forward for the college libraries of FCE Umunze and FCE Asaba, to upsurge the value of library user education, importantly, in the effective utilization of library resources.

 

Keywords: User Education, Colleges of Education, Library, Resources, Utilization and Federal

 

	Cite This Article As: Oyenike, O. E (2021). User Education Programme in Two Selected Federal Colleges of Education Anambra and Delta States. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 9(9): 463-471