Assessment of Use of Faculty Libraries Resources by Undergraduate Students in Benue State University Library Makurdi, Nigeria

Nancy Ngunan Ugbagir

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Assessment of Use of Faculty Libraries Resources by Undergraduate Students in Benue State University Library Makurdi, Nigeria

Nancy Ngunan Ugbagir

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 6)

Received: 18 October 2016 Accepted: 3 November 2016 Published: 12 December 2016

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The study looks at assessment of use of faculty libraries resources by undergraduate students in Benue State University Library, Makurdi, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was undergraduate students. The sample size of 361 from the population was drawn using Krejcie and Morgan sample size table; and simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the subjects for the study. Mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions for the study. It was discovered that lack of internet resources, lack of adequate reference materials, non-availability of reading tables and chairs, lack of necessary skills for internet use and power interruption, inadequate points of access in university faculty libraries and information centers were challenges hindering undergraduate students from using the faculty libraries resources for their learning and research. The study recommended that there should be provision of internet resources, acquisition of adequate reference materials, provision of reading tables and chairs, training of undergraduate students to acquire necessary skills for Internet use, provision of standby generators to manage power interruption and installation and provision of points of access in university faculty libraries and information centers.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20160406.16
Page(s)	166-172
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Faculty Libraries Resources, Undergraduate Students, Benue State University Library

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Nancy Ngunan Ugbagir. Assessment of Use of Faculty Libraries Resources by Undergraduate Students in Benue State University Library Makurdi, Nigeria. Humanit Soc Sci. 2016;4(6):166-172. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20160406.16

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