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| author | Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi |
| author_facet | Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi |
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| contents | Academic Utilization of Government Publications in Three Nigerian University Libraries Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi Foreign Countries Government Publications Academic Libraries Information Utilization Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Questionnaires Interviews Check Lists Library Materials Library Services Access to Information This paper seeks to examine the current state of academic utilization of government publications in Nigerian university libraries. Using a descriptive survey, the study focused on three academic libraries in Southeastern Nigeria serving a population of 11,996 undergraduate and postgraduate student library users, 592 of whom answered a questionnaire. The study relied on questionnaires, interviews, and observation checklists for data collection. Means, frequency counts, and percentages were used to analyze the data. The study recommended that libraries should make the reading spaces and environment in government document sections more comfortable and that government document libraries should engage fully in online subscriptions to government publications. |
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| spellingShingle | Academic Utilization of Government Publications in Three Nigerian University Libraries Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi Foreign Countries Government Publications Academic Libraries Information Utilization Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Questionnaires Interviews Check Lists Library Materials Library Services Access to Information Academic Utilization of Government Publications in Three Nigerian University Libraries Okwor, Roseline Ngozi Mole, Austin J. C. Ihekwoaba, Emmanuel Chukwudi Foreign Countries Government Publications Academic Libraries Information Utilization Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Questionnaires Interviews Check Lists Library Materials Library Services Access to Information This paper seeks to examine the current state of academic utilization of government publications in Nigerian university libraries. Using a descriptive survey, the study focused on three academic libraries in Southeastern Nigeria serving a population of 11,996 undergraduate and postgraduate student library users, 592 of whom answered a questionnaire. The study relied on questionnaires, interviews, and observation checklists for data collection. Means, frequency counts, and percentages were used to analyze the data. The study recommended that libraries should make the reading spaces and environment in government document sections more comfortable and that government document libraries should engage fully in online subscriptions to government publications. |
| title | Academic Utilization of Government Publications in Three Nigerian University Libraries |
| topic | Foreign Countries Government Publications Academic Libraries Information Utilization Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Questionnaires Interviews Check Lists Library Materials Library Services Access to Information |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1077683 |