USERS PATRONAGE IN THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU LIBRARY

By

OKAFOR NKIRUKA OLUCHUKWU FPO/HND/LIS/09/011

Presented To

Department of Library and Information Science

This work is the study of the user’s patronage in the institute of Management and Technology Enugu library. The research focus on the clientele use of the library. The research high-light the problems encounter by the library and solution to those problems. To achieve this study, research method was used, and also questionnaires where designed to serve as a measuring instrument for data collection. This project is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is made up of the introduction the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions, Hypothesis and Definition of terms. Chapter two entails such topics as review of related literature sources of finding of academic libraries, the caliber of library staff, need for user education in academic library, users of academic library and the material needed and motivating users to make use of the library. Chapter three is made up of Design of the study, Area of the study, Population, Sample and Sampling Technique, Treatment procedure, instrumentation, validity of instrument/ Test, Distribution and retrieval of the instruments and Data analysis technique. Chapter four Presentation and Analysis of Data, presentation and data/findings, Data Analysis interpretation/Discussion of findings Chapter five, summary, Conclusion, Recommendation Suggestions for further studies bibliography/reference and appendices.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title of page     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    i
Certification    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    ii
Dedication     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iii
Acknowledgment -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iv
 Abstracts -    --    -    --    -    -    -    -    v
Table of Contents    -    -    -    -    -    -    vii

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction -    -    -    -    -    -    -    1
1.1    The background of the study    -    -    -    3
1.2    Statement of the problem    -    -    -    4
1.3    Objective of the study     -    -    -    -    5
1.4    Scope of the study    -    -    -    -    -    6
1.5    Significance of the study    -    -    -    7
1.6a Research questions    -    -    -    -    -    8
1.6b Hypothesis    -    -    --    -    -    -    9
1.7 Definition of terms -    -    -    -    -    -    10

CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Review of related literature -    -    -    -    12
2.2    Sources of funding of academic libraries     17
2.3    The caliber of library staff    -    -    -    19
2.4    Need for user education in academic library     21
2.5    Users of academic library and their
material needed  -    -    -    -    -    -    24
2.6    Problems of academic library     -    -    27
2.7    Motivating users to make use of the library     31

CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Design of the study -    -    -    -    -    34
3.2 Area of study -    -    -    -    -    -    -    34
3.3 Population -    -    -    -    -    -    -    35
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique    -    -    35
3.5 Instrumentation     -    -    -    -    -    36    
3.61 Validity of instrument -    -    -    -    -    36
3.6.2 Reliability of instrument/Test  -    -    -    37
3.7 Distribution and retrieval of the instruments    37
3.8 Data analysis technique -    -    -    -    -    37

CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and Analysis of Data
4.1 Presentation and data/findings -    -    -    39

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    50
5.2 Conclusion -    -    -    -    -    -    -    52
5.3 Recommendations -    -    -    -    -    -    53
5.4 Suggestions for further studies -    -    -    54
Bibliography -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    56
Appendix A -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    59
Appendix B -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    60