Utilization of Library Information Resources by Undergraduate Students of University Of Medical Science Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population of the study was the registered users of the library for 2016/2017 academic session. Availability sampling technique was used for the study. In this case only the students library user that were available in the library as at the time of this research were used for the study. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. A total of two hundred and seventy six (276) copies of questionnaire were administered and two hundred and thirty four (234) copies were retrieved from the respondents. The data gathered through the questionnaire were analyzed through the use of frequency count and simple percentage. According to the findings the respondents agreed to the availability of all the listed resources in the questionnaire. Majority of the respondents use the library information resources for the purpose of obtaining general information, for examination, for assignment and for research. The findings also revealed that majority of the respondents use the library information resources occasionally, while textbooks were found to be the most utilized library resources by the respondents. As revealed in the findings, only few respondents indicated that they were having challenges in their utilization of library information resources.

Accessibility and utilization of information resources in the post COVID-19 era

“…According to Aladeniyi & Owokole (2018) Information sources in print, electronic forms and other media, are the most widely used in university libraries Textbooks, journals, handbooks, newspapers, periodicals, manuals, reports, dictionaries, atlases/maps, encyclopedias, the internet, computers, abstracts, and audio-visual materials are all examples of these. Libraries' primary aim has been to choose, gather, organize, and make information more accessible and usable.…”

Urban Railway Connection: Opportunities, Challenges, Development Opportunities

“…Among medical students at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Momodu [13] concluded that gender differences exist in library utilization among the students in that institution. Aladeniyi and Owokole [14] found that female undergraduate library users are more than their male counterparts at the University of Medical Science, Ondo. Obasuyi and Idiodi [15] reported that at the University of Benin, data collected during the 2013/2014 academic session found that the value of the library influenced its use and there was no significant difference in library use per faculty status or gender.…”

“…This implied that the library management needs to adopt strategies to encourage students to read library books, borrow them and use the e-resources provided in the library instead of depending on the lecture notes. At the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anyaoku [26] obtained 84.8% usage of their library by undergraduate students while Aladeniyi and Owokole [14] recorded high usage by majority of the undergraduate students in their university. Mwatela [27] found 77.55% of all levels of students visit the library with a purpose to use the services and resources.…”

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“…It supports the academic programmes of the parent institution by providing users with a platform where information resources can be accessed easily. Thus, meaningful academic success can only be achieved when there is a functional library with adequate information resources that compliments the teaching and learning process [1]. With the dawn of Information and Communications…”

“…Library information resources are essential tools in teaching and learning process of any academic community. Members of the academia need library information resources for teaching, learning, research, update of knowledge and personal development [1]. Hence, information resources in libraries ranges from print to non-print resources and are often provided for maximum use.…”