Library User Education and Student’s Utilization of Library Resources in University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined  library user education and student’s library utilization in University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions and 3 hypotheses were answered and tested in the study respectively. The design of the study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of undergraduates students who are in Department of Fine and Applied Arts from year 1-4. The census sampling technique was used because the study used the whole population. The instrument of the study was validated item instrument titled (ILUESLUQ) designed by the researcher in the modified 4-point Likert Scale type with reliability of 0.82 obtained using the Cronbach Alpha Method. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions while z-test was used in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between library user education and student’s utilization of library by faculty of humanities, University of Port Harcourt. It was concluded that librarians should be very proactive when it comes to user education in order to promote library usage. It was recommended among others that GES 100 library use course should be given prominence in the University. Students should also be graded in practical usage not just in examination, in order to assess their performance on the usage of library facilities and resources so as to attain coveted educational goals.

Keywords: Library, user, education, students, utilization, University.

DOI: 10.7176/IKM/10-1-02

Publication date: January 31^st 2020