Extent of Audio-Visual Resources Utilization by Librarians in Madonna University Library, Okija Campus Anambra State Nigeria

Abstract

The article work was on extent of audio-visual utilization by librarians in Madonna University Library Okija Campus). The instrument for data collection is questionnaire, thirty-four (34) questionnaires which the total number of librarians, para-professionals and supporting staff in the library were distributed to staff in library, and twenty(20) were duly returned. The descriptive survey research design methods was used, and Questionnaire was only instrument used to collect data. The instrument was analyzed with simple percent statistic. The library has more para-professional and supporting staff than professionals’ librarians that supposed to do professional duties in the library for the member of the community. A finding shows that televisions, DSTV, Satellite were always used by librarians and supporting staff of the library 10(50%), while computer usage is not frequent 7(35%). Conclusively DVD usage is very low extent among staff in the library. Findings shows that 8(40%) of the respondents use of AV to a high extent, very high extent 8(40%), and very low extent 4(20%). This indicates that college of education library staff knows how to use AV materials to a large extent. Another findings shows that the staff of the library agreed they are a lot of challenges in using AV resources  this showed as follows: lack of power supply 12(60%), lack of skills to operates the equipments 5(25%) and not available of AV materials 3(15%).  Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made higher institution libraries in Nigeria.

Keywords: Audio-Visual, Library, Librarians, Use,  and Non-Print Materials,