Information Resources and Services as Correlate of Library use by Students of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Chidi C Nwosu; Mercy Ekenma Echem

Chidi C Nwosu Department of Library and Information Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria
Mercy Ekenma Echem Department of Library and Information Science, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

Keywords: Information Resources, Library Services, Library use, Academic Libraries, Higher Education.

Abstract

This study investigated information resources and services as correlate of utilization of the library among
undergraduate students. The study adopted a correlational design. Five research questions were raised and two
hypotheses were formulated for the study. The study was carried out in Ignatius Ajuru University of
Education (IAUE), Rivers State, Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of 811 of registered
undergraduate library users, out of which a sample of 270 was drawn using Taro Yamane’s Statistical
Formula. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the
Percentages and mean and Spearman’s Rank Correlation. The result revealed that information resources
available in the library studied have a significant relationship with students library use and that services are
provided to students in the library to a high extent, that statistically, a significant relationship exists between
library services and students’ use of the library. Recommendations include: increased acquisition of
periodical literature, improved funding of the library, provision of infrastructure for a-hitch free use of internet
services and enhanced student’s information search skills.
Keywords: Information Resources, Library Services