Library Services and Availability of Information Resources in University Libraries, South-South Nigeria

Authors

  • Patience Owere Ekpang Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
  • Martina Ekpenyong Ekeng Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Library services, Availability, information Resources, Libraries and University

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between library services and the availability of information  resources in federal university libraries, in South-South, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study,  two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The ex-post  facto research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 16620 students and a  sample of 800 respondents was selected for the study. The selection was done through the stratified and  purposive random sampling technique. The results of the analyses revealed a significant relationship between user education and preservation of information resources and availability of information  resources. Based on these findings, it was recommended, among others that: User education should be  adequately given to students to enable them to make the most use of the information resources and  Government should prioritize funding for the preservation of information resources for university  libraries.  

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Published

2021-10-11

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2021): Library Progress (International) (Jul-Dec) 2021

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Articles

How to Cite

Library Services and Availability of Information Resources in University Libraries, South-South Nigeria . (2021). Library Progress (International), 41(2), 155–160. https://doi.org/10.48165/