LIBRARY USER EDUCATION IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA

(A CASE STUDY OF THE FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) UMUNZE )

By

AMAZU STEPHEN KOSI. FPO/ND/LIS/011/099

Presented To

Department of Library and Information Science

The research focuses on user education in academic libraries, using the federal college of education (Technical) Umunze as its case study. User education is an academic program that is designed by Universities and other higher institution to educate library users on how to effectively utilize library resources and services. This study was carried out using a descriptive survey method and questionnaire were also used, including interview for data collection. The population sample embraced 50 (30%) of respondents who were the staff of library, lecturers and students who are all users of the library. The research result is aimed at finding out the relevance and impact of user education for effective use of the library. It is basically on the knowledge in which users of library gets in educating them. How often they are being orientated, if they can be able to search information on their own after orientation or assistance. The study also pointed out the various problems associated with user education and also the ones faced by librarians who are meant to educate the users. The study also offered solutions. The project work is made up of five chapters, chapter one of this research deals with the aims and objectives of the study. The second chapter deals with the literature review. Chapter three is the research methodology, chapter four data presentation analysis and findings, while chapter five is summary, conclusion and recommendation.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page                                 i
Approval page                                ii
Dedication                                iii
Acknowledgement                            iv
Abstract                                     vi
Table of content                            vii

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION     
1.1     Background of the study                1
1.2    Statement of the problem                7
1.3     Objective of the study                     7
14.    Scope of study                            8
1.5    Significance of the study                 9
1.6    Research Question                        9
1.7     Definition of terms                        10

CHAPTER TWO
2.1     Review of related literature                 12

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Research methodology                    28
3.1    Research Design                         28
3.2    Area of the study                        28
3.3    Population of the study                      29
3.4    Sampling  and Sampling techniques            29
3.5.1     Instrumentation (Instrument  for Data Collection)                        30
3.5.2      Validity of Instrument                     30
3.5.3      Reliability of Instrument                    31    
3.6    Distribution and Retrieval of the instrument    31
3.7    Data Analysis Techniques                 33

CHAPTER FOUR  
4.1    Presentation and Data Findings             34
4.2    Data Analysis interpretation                 45   
           
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1    Summary                                49
5.2    Conclusion                            50
5.3    Recommendations                        51
5.4    Suggestion for further studies                52
References                             54
Appendix I                            57
Appendix II                             58             
Appendix     II                            61