Serial Materials Use by Accounting Students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Nigeria.

Abstract

The training of accounting students is adjudged to be critical for national development as they become accountants who analyze and interpret financial data for national and organizational plans. Serials contain current best practices that students need to achieve academic excellence in their chosen fields of study. This paper therefore assesses the extent of serial materials usage by accounting students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Nigeria. The study used descriptive survey design. Data was collected through the use of structured questionnaire. The population of the study is made up of 100 accounting students who are registered users of the library. Data obtained were analyzed using simple percentages and presented in tables and charts. The results show that accounting students occasionally visit the Serials section for the purposes of doing assignments and research activities. The most consulted serial materials were the academic journals and the newspapers. Lack of currency of the available serials was a major problem encountered by the accounting students in their usage of serials. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the library management carry out a weeding exercise in the Serials Section and source for new serials through gifts and donations as well as renew the subscriptions of different titles.