Library User Education

Abstract
Electronic Information Resources otherwise known as Electronic Resources (ERs) is a global platform for information delivery, especially in the teaching and learning environment. This work investigates the impact ERs could have in revamping the dwindling reading culture among
the students of Osun State University. The quantitative method was adopted through the use of a survey. A random sampling technique was used to select 388 respondents as the sample size from the total population of users. A predetermined structured questionnaire was deployed as the instrument of gathering data for the research study, administered to the selected respondents, returned and the data obtained therefrom were subsequently analyzed with simple frequency counts and percentages. Findings indicate that majority of the students utilize ERs to secure success in examinations and as well upgrade their level of information and knowledge. Similarly, e-journals and magazines, e-books, and e-newspapers constitute the information materials sought by the clients while poor internet connectivity, power outage, and insufficient
workstations are hindrances to full utilization of ERs. Also, the paper identifies the potency of the ERs to enhance the reading habits of the students, especially when synergized with the role of parents and friends.

Keywords: Electronic Resources, Reading Habits, Osun State University, Library Users

The study investigated the relevance of libraries and librarians in educational research for sustainable development of Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population consisted of 208 post graduate students admitted into the Faculty of Education for the 2017/2018 academic session in Delta State University Abraka. 59% of the population which is 123 respondents were chosen as the sample. A self-designed questionnaire was the main instrument used for the study titled "Relevance of Libraries and Librarians in Educational Research for Sustainable Development of Nigeria (RLLERSDN)". Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Data were analyzed using mean score and t-test for the hypothesis. The study revealed that education is the tool through which countries attain their developments and to attain this development, there must be researches. Effective education and researches cannot take place in the absence of libraries and librarians.

The study was carried out to survey NCE students' perceptions on use of library course as an aid to their use of library resources in Colleges of Education in SouthWest Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was employed and four research questions guided the study. From a population of 60,481 students, a sample of 1,210 was drawn using the proportionate stratified sampling technique. Meanwhile, out of the 1,210 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 1,097 were fully completed (filled out) as retrieved and analyzed. It represents (90.66%) or approximately (91%) response rate and considered adequate because the standard and acceptable response rate for most studies is 60%. A questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection after validation by experts in the field, and pre-tested through Cronbach Alpha method that yielded 0.743 aggregate values. Complete data subsequently gathered from 1,097 copies of the questionnaire retrieved were analyzed by employing the statistical mean to answer the research questions and criterion mean placed at 2.50. Among the major findings of the study were: Students perceived use of library course as an aid to their use of all library resource categories examined in the study (that is, reference, reserve, circulation and serials resources). The study therefore recommends that students should be given increased opportunity to access "use of library course programme" as a veritable tool of enhancing their capacity for adequate use of reference resources among others in colleges of education in the region to ensure their effective integration into our 21 st century society even after college life.

The study is on the perception of students on library education in enhancing their use of library services in Coal City University, Enugu Nigeria. The study aims to ascertain the impact of library education on students' library use. Four research objectives and four research questions were adopted for this study. A total of 425 students formed the population of the study. The study was carried out using questionnaire (e-copies). Data were analysed using simple percentage and presented in tables and charts. The result of the study among others, revealed that library education has helped to improve the interpersonal relationship that is expected to exist between library users and librarians and that they are familiar with library services and its resources. The study also recommended that library management should see the library education exercise as a means to market library services among the university students by so doing, the students will learn to appreciate the services of the library.

This study was carried out to determine the strategies that may be adopted for the enhancement of Library User Education for the acquisition of library use skills (LUS) in Unity Schools in South East Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Out of a population of 29,358, multiplestage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 1,053 comprising 480 JS I students, 469 SS III students and 104 staff from the 12 Unity schools under study. Two research questions guided the study. Questionnaire titled Library User Education Questionnaire (LUEQ) was the instruments for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts. Reliability coefficient of 0.91 was arrived at using Cronbach Alpha method. Mean and standard deviation were used in the analysis of the research questions. Findings revealed that: lack of confidence in the use of the library, lack of adequately equipped school library and total dependence on class notes and textbooks were the major constraints of library user education in the Unity schools. Strategies suggested to deal with these constraints were found to consist mainly of establishment of modern school libraries, teaching the use of library and provision of library and information resources to Unity school students. The findings of this study have a number of implications for education in general, school librarians, teachers and secondary school curriculum planners in particular. From the above findings it was strongly recommended that due to the immense benefits of LUS acquisition, Government should give urgent attention to the provision of library resources such as establishment of modern school libraries, provision of current library resources among others for the enhancement of library skills acquisition. Library programmes should also be adequately planned, intergrated in the curriculum and executed by librarians and teachers in these schools.

White collar jobs have over the years been the desire of every graduate in Nigeria. After the National Youth Service Corps, Nigerian graduates who were produced in several thousand begin to roam the streets of Nigeria in search of few available white collar jobs, some even try to leave the country through the hard way and ended up in prisons of foreign countries, while some even die in the Mediterranean Sea. The un-mopped graduates on yearly basis add to our ever growing youth unemployment pool, which according to Nigeria Data Portal (2018) is 23.1%in Q3 2018. Realities of the day have shown that Government alone cannot provide jobs for all her ever growing job seekers. An unemployed youth is certainly a hungry man,

This study aims to investigate the awareness, access and utilization of library catalogue by undergraduate students of the College of Law of Osun State University Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The survey research design was used in the study. The population of the study comprises of forty-five undergraduate students of the College of Law, Osun State University. A structure questionnaire was used to collect data. Simple percentage and frequency was also used to analyze the data. The study aims to reveal the response of the respondents, 40% of the respondents were aware of user education programme and 4.0% of the respondents were aware of information brochure. Similarly, 47.0% of the respondents were able to access the library catalogue through the use of author access point, and 44.4% of the respondents agreed that both awareness and access brings speed access to information. Therefore, the study concludes that the awareness programme and access points contribute immensely to the util...

The advent of information and communication technology has brought about sweeping changes in the way library and information services including reference services are being delivered. The focus now is to meet information users at their point of need. Digital reference service (DRS) is being embraced by libraries globally. However, providing DRS requires a combination of facilities, policies, and human resources. This study therefore examines the readiness for DRS in selected libraries in Ibadan. The research design employed for this study is the descriptive survey design. The sample for this study includes 45 librarians from 15 selected libraries in Ibadan. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using simple frequency distribution and percentage on Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The finding of the study revealed that, despite being open to the idea, most libraries in Ibadan have not key-in into DRS s due to various factors ranging from inadequate facilities to lack of skilled personnel.

The purpose of this study is to provide better library services, but there is also a need to educate the users about the proper use of these library services. This paper explains the role of library professionals in creating awareness among the users and guiding them in finding the required information from the library through user education. In the present paper an attempt has been made to describe the concept and overview on user education programs, under which their needs, uses of information technology and multimedia program have been discussed. It highlights components, aims, prerequisites, methods, needs, benefits, problems and barriers to conducting user education programs in academic libraries. It is concluded from the presented paper that the benefits of library resources and services can be extended to the users through user education program.

This research aims to analyse the information search patterns in children with restrictions on Internet access as part of user review. The library can provide user education to the public about the importance of supervision of Internet access in children as a source of information at this time. Family members who are studying in the information field and libraries can also be the bridge between the user's educations with the information search pattern in the surrounding environment. This research uses qualitative methods. Data collection techniques using interviews and observations. The results showed that users ' education with restrictions on Internet access was effective in preventing children from accessing inappropriate and illegal content without hindering the connection between the child's need for information with information appropriate to An indication that academically, a child can have good grades. This research is expected to be one of the studies that supervision over the child regarding Internet access and inappropriate and illegal content is essential, as well as the role of libraries and families therein.

This study investigated library instruction methods, effect and the challenges in academic libraries using the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) students as the target population. Library instruction is a core activity of the academic libraries that entails educating, enlightening, guiding and helping the library users to identify, understand and utilize library information resources effectively. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consists of seven hundred and seventy-three 100 level students who registered for Use of Library (GSE 112) course in the first semester of 2015/2016 academic session. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Using a consensus sampling technique, all the 773 students participated in the study during a seminar organized for the 100 level students at the end of the second semester by August 2016. All the questionnaires were retrieved while 643 were found usable representing 83 perce...

This study aims to develop a model of information literacy guidance related to the role of college librarians during the Covid 19 pandemic. The source of the data is obtained by observing the college repository access model, and conducting a library study of students' information literacy abilities in finding reference sources scientific to support the lecture process. Samples were taken from college which were included in cluster 1 of Indonesian college clustering which were released by Kemristekdikti in 2019. The results showed that most of the college repositories still applied limited access and closed access. In addition, the ability of digital literacy of students is still low, even though they are already classified as a native digital generation. This research concludes that the digital literacy learning model that is compiled needs to consider the behavior and habits of the user during their online lectures and learning from home, by utilizing information technology, an...

This study set out to find out the impact of user education and information literacy handling on information resources use among undergraduate students at the University of Lagos as it relate to use of information resources in library. Two hundred and two questionnaires were randomly distributed to library users. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that different responses were given on their mode of skill acquisition ranging from program organized by librarian, trail and error, friends etc.; and the information resources used vary from individual respondents. The majority of the respondents indicated that user education and information handling skills have impacted greatly on their use of information resources. From the findings, it could be concluded that user education and information handling skills should be inculcated into the school curriculum. Also, Libraries must focus on access, not ownership, but more emphasis ...

Discusses the user orientation programmes on library resources, library services and facilities to the users. Opines that library professionals should instruct the library users to utilize the resources effectively and efficiently. use of resources only can fulfil the aim of the library. Librarian’s role is very important in user orientation and also minimize the time in retrieving the required information.

Abstrak Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran tentang literasi informasi perspektif pustakawan. Literasi informasi diharapkan mampu direalisasikan di perpustakaan mengingat perpustakaan sebagai sumber informasi yang terlengkap. Kemampuan pemustaka memanfaatkan perpustakaan dalam literasi informasi untuk menjadikan perpustakaan sebagai rujukan, sumber informasi, dan sumber pelatihan untuk menghadapi berbagai sulusi terhadap permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh pemustaka. Dengan literasi informasi, Pemustaka diharapkan memiliki keterampilan dan kemampuan dalam memanfaatkan perpustakaan yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan diantaranya, kemampuan mengenali kebutuhan informasi, kemampuan memanfaatkan sumber informasi yang relevan, kemampuan penelusuran informasi, kemampuan dalam membandingkan dan mengevaluasi informasi, serta mengatur, menerapkan, dan mengkomunikasikan informasi merupakan hasil yang diharapkan setelah menerapkan literasi di perpustakaan Kata Kunci: Literasi Informasi, peran pu...

This study assessed Library User Resources and Programmes for Library Skill's (LS) acquisition in Unity Schools of South East Nigeria. In conducting this research, survey research design was adopted and out of a population of 29,358, multiple-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 1,212 that comprised of 480 JSI students, 469 SSIII students and 263 staff from the 12 Unity Schools under study. Two research questions guided the study. Observation checklist and questionnaire titled Library User Education Questionnaire (LUEQ) were the instruments used for data collection. These instruments were validated by five experts. Reliability coefficient of 0.91 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha method. Frequency and percentage were used to analyze results obtained from research question one while mean and standard deviations were used for that of research question two. Findings revealed that: there was a dearth of Library Resources (LR) in these schools, while some of the available ones were obsolete. The level of Library User Programme (LUP) implementation was very low. Findings of this study have a number of implications for education in general, school librarians, teachers and secondary school curriculum planners in particular. From the above findings it was recommended that Government should give urgent attention to the provision of library recourses (LR) such as establishment of modern school libraries, provision of current library resources among others for the enhancement of library skills' (LS) acquisition. LUP should also be adequately planned and executed in these schools.

När utbildning numera diskuteras görs det vanligtvis i termer av nytta, effektivitet och mätbara resultat. Det innebär en utmaning för de gamla bildningsidealen som handlar om att växa som människa, om att utvecklas som medborgare, om akademisk frihet och ett nära samband mellan forskning och utbildning. En central fråga är hur bildning och kritiskt tänkande kan återradikaliseras och vidareutvecklas. I denna antologi finns många uppslag, reflektioner och resonemang om hur detta låter sig göras. Flera av bokens artiklar tar sig an frågan om hur bildning och utbildning kan kombineras och hur bildande undervisning kan utformas i praktiken. Här finns också fördjupande bidrag om själva bildningsbegreppet, om olika bildningstraditioner liksom exempel på hur en människas bildningsgång rent konkret kan se ut. Medverkande författare är Helen Avery, Henrik Bohlin, Inga Bostad, Anders Burman, Karin Grönvall, Bernt Gustavsson, John Hasselberg, Jan Hjalmarsson, Sven-Eric Liedman, Petra Lundberg ...

Academic librarians in many countries have expanded their roles to be advocates and teachers of information literacy. The study examined information literacy practices, skills, level of involvement of librarians and inhibitors to information literacy programmes in universities in the Southeast Nigeria. Sample was 76 librarians working in Federal and State University Libraries in Southeast Nigerian. Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Interview was also done to ascertain institutional practices of information literacy education. Results showed that majority of the libraries teach library use skills under the General Studies programme. Results also showed that librarians possess skills on traditional information literacy methods such as locating information physically to tackle users' queries but are least skilled in some information technology skills such as creating web pages, use of reference managers and Boolean search techniques. There is also low use of ICT tools for teaching of information literacy. Challenges faced include lack of institutional information literacy policy and support to drive information literacy, among others. The study concludes that academic librarians in Nigeria should plan and lobby for effective implementation of information literacy standalone credit bearing course in Nigerian Universities.

Penelitian ini berjudul “Analisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang”. Tujuan penelitian ini, yaitu untuk menganalisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang, khususnya pada Layanan e-Library . Metode penelitian yang digunakan  adalah metode kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif dan pendekatan studi kasus. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari sembilan mahasiswa yang dipilih menggunakan purposive sampling , yaitu mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan yang benar-benar mencari informasi dengan menggunakan layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi dan di.analisis teori Miles dan Huberman, yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data serta verifikasi. Hasil keseluruhan menunjukkan bahwa pemustaka layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang telah literat. Hal ini ditunjukkan bahwa mereka telah mampu menentukan je...

Excellent library services are the backbone of any library. Keeping this in view the libraries are at Aga K. University providing efficient library and information services to its users according to the present era of digital world. The purpose of this paper is to share the current and upcoming services of AKU libraries across all international campuses in three continents in the context of global developments in the field of library and information science; to motivate other libraries in the region to adopt such a resources and services. Aga Khan University libraries are committed to provide user centered services to its users; simultaneously traditional library services with modern library services according to the existing information age in supports of its user's research, teaching and learning activities.

This study investigated the impact of library orientation on library use in two academic libraries using Federal University Gashu'a (FUGA) library and College of Education Gashu'a (COEGA) library. Library Orientation (LO) is one of the core activity or programme of the academic libraries that entails educating, enlightening, guiding and helping the users to identify, understand and utilize the library information resources and services effectively. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of library orientation on newly admitted freshmen of FUGA and COEGA respectively.The study finds out that library orientation programme has positively impacted knowledge in the student's use of the library and their academic performances. The study also identified some problems that hinder effective use of Library Orientation as; over population, lack of infrastructure, inadequate and trained manpower, lack of instructional materials, limited time allocated to the programme, un-conducive environment and inadequate space. The study concludes that since the library occupies a central place in the achievement of any academic institutions goals and objectives, and this has made library orientation indispensible in the student's achievements and performances, adequate resources should be provided to the programme to ensure that its aims and objectives are realized Based on the findings of the study.

Library must inovate in order to keep gave services to people in Covid-19 pandemic era. This study aims to determine the service innovation and its development that carried out by UPT Proklamator Bung Karno Library during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research data were processed using a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis. The data was collected by observation techniques, interviews, and documentation study on UPT Proklamator Bung Karno Library's website and social medias. The results showed that: UPT Proklamator Bung Karno Library had made service innovations in various aspects during the Covid-19 pandemic. First, do online loan system. Second, open online member registration. Third, create live chat application on the website. Fourth, provide e-book collections on the website and Google play store application. Fifth, hold webinars and online discussions.

The studies examine the computer self-efficacy of librarians and use of information communication technology for service delivery in three public universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The main objective of the study is to identity the various types of information communication technology (ICT) facilities used to deliver library services to the community of users as well as to examine the level of computer self-efficacy of academic librarians in the use of ICT tools to deliver library services. The study equally examines the factors militating against the effective utilization of ICT in service delivery. The Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study, while questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The population of the study comprised of sixty (60) academic librarians in the three public universities of which fifty-one questionnaires were returned and valid for analyzing. Descriptive statistic tools such as simple percentage, tables were used in analyzing the data. The result revealed that ICT facilities such as printer, photocopy machine, computer system among others were available and used to deliver services like circulation services, access to electronic resources, email services among others. the computer self-efficacy of academic librarians is at moderate level while the major challenges were inadequate funding, erratic power supply, and low band width. Therefore, recommendations were made among which are that the university management should increase the funding of the library effective service delivery while academic librarians should put in more effect at improving their level of computer self-efficacy through capacity building.

Pendahuluan. Awal tahun 2020 pemerintah Indonesia membuat kebijakan baru terkait sistem pembelajaran di era pademi covid-19, yang mulanya tatap muka menjadi sistem daring. Hal tersebut menimbulkan kendala dalam proses belajar seperti perlunya bimbingan dan fasilitas penunjang belajar. Penelitian ini bermaksud mengevaluasi pelaksanaan program kelompok belajar yang diselenggarakan TBM Leshutama selama pandemi covid-19 berdasarkan model evaluasi CIPP. Model evaluasi CIPP berfokus pada 4 komponen; 1) evaluasi konteks 2) evaluasi masukan 3) evaluasi proses 4) evaluasi hasil.Metode Penelitian. Jenis pendekatan yang digunakan yaitu kualitatif deskriptif dan studi literatur, dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi.Analisis Data. Menganalisis data dengan proses pengumpulan, pemilahan, pengklasifikasian ,membuat ikhtisar, dan membuat indeks serta menggali hubungan sumber primer dan sumber sekunder pada penelitian.Hasil dan Pembahasan. Hasil penelitian ini menu...

The online resources have emerged as one of the primary sources of information for teaching learning activity and research. Although the present era is mainly depending on online, all the students do not have adequate knowledge and skills necessary to exploit those resources. Hence it is essential for library professionals to analyses the online usage pattern of students before commencing awareness programmes. In this regard, the present study was designed to investigate the usage of online resources among the undergraduates of Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data among randomly selected 154 students. The study revealed that most of the students accesses Internet through smart phones for different educational purposes. Among them, purposes such as preparation for lecture and doing literature review are associated with academic year (p<0.05). Even though significant positive perception towards online resources (p<0.05) is observed, students are mostly unaware of both open access and university subscribed online resources, while they rely primarily on Google search. The factorial analysis revealed there are three latent constructs in the students' perceptions such as "Usefulness of online resources", "Awareness of online resources and the satisfaction of facilities" and "Challenges with online resources". The study also revealed the barriers to access online resources namely, slow Internet connectivity, unavailability of time, lack of awareness and viruses and other malware pop-ups. It is recommended that well-planned information literacy programme should be introduced for all students regardless of their academic year in order to access information in an effective way.

Perkembangan teknologi informasi melatarbelakangi lahirnya koleksi digital di perpustakaan baik dari pembelian, hadiah, local content, maupun hasil kerjasama. Transfer pengetahuan ini dapat berpengaruh terhadap sebuah keterampilan dalam memanfaatkan sumber daya pengetahuan. Sebuah paket pekerjaan bagi pustakawan masa kini adalah kemampuan untuk mengkomunikasikan ulang informasi yang ia miliki. Distribusi informasi inilah yang menjadi ujung tombak dari keterpakaian koleksi di sebuah perpustakaan. Aplikasi dari kegiatan ini adanya kelas literasi informasi yang dipelopori oleh pustakawan. Keberhasilan kegiatan ini dipengaruhi oleh: penguasaan materi, fokus terhadap peserta, relaks dan menguasai diri, persiapan dan latihan. Manfaat adanya komunikasi cerdas dalam kelas literasi informasi: perubahan sikap dan perilaku peserta dalam menggunakan dan memanfaatkan informasi, meningkatnya reputasi pustakawan, dan mitra kolaboratif dalam meningkatnya mutu lembaga khususnya di bidang referensi. ...

This study investigated library instruction methods, effect and the challenges in academic libraries using the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) students as the target population. Library instruction is a core activity of the academic libraries that entails educating, enlightening, guiding and helping the library users to identify, understand and utilize library information resources effectively. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consists of seven hundred and seventy-three 100 level students who registered for Use of Library (GSE 112) course in the first semester of 2015/2016 academic session. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Using a consensus sampling technique, all the 773 students participated in the study during a seminar organized for the 100 level students at the end of the second semester by August 2016. All the questionnaires were retrieved while 643 were found usable representing 83 perce...

ABSTRAK Karya ilmiah ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauhmana korelasi potensi literasi informasi mahasiswa khususnya prodi manajemen Universitas Pamulang dengan menggunakan ACRL (Assosiation Colllege Of Research Library). Mahasiswa tingkat akhir program studi S1 Manajemen yang sedang menyusun skripsi menjadi populasi dalam penelitian dengan teknik purposive sampling non probablilty yang berjumlah 100 responden. Metode penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif digunakan dengan teknik analisis regresi sederhana pada program IBM SPSS 24. Analisis statistik terdiri dari uji prasyarat analisis data dan uji hipotesis. Berdasarkan hasil pengolahan data menunjukan bahwa potensi literasi informasi mahasiswa prodi Manajemen sebesar 78,4% sedangkan 21,6% dijelaskan oleh variabel lain yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini. Dengan demikian, koleksi perpustakaan dan layanan perpustakaan secara bersama-sama dapat mempengaruhi dan memiliki korelasi positif terhadap potensi literasi informasi mahasiswa...

In todays world of digital information, user education is very important in any kind of library because it bridges the gaps between library user and various resources and services available in the library. In this study, we discuss the user education provided to the teaching faculty members of SVKM institutes in Shirpur, Dhule, and Indore campus and their feedback analysis on user education received through the questionnaire.

This study surveyed the challenges of collection development of electronic resources in university libraries in South East Nigeria. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study with population of 86 respondents. The instruments for collection of data were questionnaire and interview. Data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using simple statistics (mean). The findings revealed twelve challenges that affect collection development of electronic resources in university libraries in South East Nigeria. They all have mean values ranging from 2.51 to 3.05 and are above the cut-off point of 2.50 on a 4-point rating scale. The study also revealed cost as a major challenge of collection development of electronic resources The study recommended that the university libraries in South East Nigeria should have an upward review of the library budget in order to attain to the cost of electronic resources and for the regular training of staff on new skills for electro...

This study investigated library instruction methods, effect and the challenges in academic libraries using the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) students as the target population. Library instruction is a core activity of the academic libraries that entails educating, enlightening, guiding and helping the library users to identify, understand and utilize library information resources effectively. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consists of seven hundred and seventy-three 100 level students who registered for Use of Library (GSE 112) course in the first semester of 2015/2016 academic session. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Using a consensus sampling technique, all the 773 students participated in the study during a seminar organized for the 100 level students at the end of the second semester by August 2016. All the questionnaires were retrieved while 643 were found usable representing 83 perce...

Academic librarians in many countries have expanded their roles to be advocates and teachers of information literacy. The study examined information literacy practices, skills, level of involvement of librarians and inhibitors to information literacy programmes in universities in the South-east Nigeria. Sample was 76 librarians working in Federal and State University Libraries in South-east Nigerian. Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Interview was also done to ascertain institutional practices of information literacy education. Results showed that majority of the libraries teach library use skills under the General Studies programme. Results also showed that librarians possess skills on traditional information literacy methods such as locating information physically to tackle users’ queries but are least skilled in some information technology skills such as creating web pages, use of reference managers and Boolean search techniques. There is also low use of ICT t...

In todays world of digital information, user education is very important in any kind of library because it bridges the gaps between library user and various resources and services available in the library. In this study, we discuss the user education provided to the teaching faculty members of SVKM institutes in Shirpur, Dhule, and Indore campus and their feedback analysis on user education received through the questionnaire.

Background of the study: West Kalimantan was in 31st position with a score of 28.36 for the Provincial Reading Literacy Activity (Alibaca) index. It’s means that peaople’s reading interest is low. Purpose: To improve the reading culture in West Kalimantan, there were digital library application called iKalbar. Method: The data were was primary data sources taken from 1,224 respondents as the population and 93 respondents as the sample. It used a quota sampling technique. The data collection technique used descriptive analysis with SPSS 25. Findings: The result on the accessibility dimension showed that te majority of respondents scored iKalbar as the comfortable and easy application for searching the books that they needed when their mobility was limited during the lockdown period. Meanwhile, on the reusability dimension, the majority of respondents scored it as the efficient and effective application, especially during the pandemic to look for the resources needed. It can be seen f...

Virus corona atau biasa disebut dengan covid-19 adalah virus yang menyerang sistem pernapasan manusia. Virus corona bisa menyebabkan kematian. Bahkan, pasien yang terinfeksi dan sembuh akan mengalami kerusakan permanen pada paru-paru dan antibodi. Kemunculannya ditandai dengan beberapa gejala yang berbeda-beda pada tubuh
pasiennya. Namun, secara umum, gejala virus corona adalah flu, demam, batuk, hingga sesak napas. Adanya pandemic covid-19 banyak memberikan dampak terhadap aktivitas normal yang dilakukan manusia, termasuk kegiatan perpustakaan yang selama ini dilakukan. Dengan adanya pandemic covid-19 berbagia layanan di perpustakaan tidak dapat dilaksanakan dengan baik, sehingga perlu adanya inovasi pembaruan dari layanan yang lama menuju layanan yang sesuai dengan kondisi sekarang ini. Pada artikel ini menggunakan studi literatur dengan menelaah hasil analisis dari berbagai jurnal yang berkaitan dengan topic penelitian,sehingga dapat diperoleh data melalui kajian teks yang kemudian dianalisis menggunakan teknis analisis isi serta dapat menghasilkan suatu kebaruan dari penelitian sebelumnya, hasil yang diperoleh dari telaah tersebut adalah berbagai inovasi layanan perpustakaan dimasa pandemic
covid-19.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui eksistensi perpustakaan di era pandemi Covid-19. Setiap perpustakaan dapat mempertahankan eksistensinya apabila dapat menjalankan pernannya. Secara umum peran-peran yang dapat dilakukan adalah, sebagai pusat informasi, sebagai pusat inovasi, sebagai pusat sumber belajar. Ditengah kondisi Covid-19 saat ini perpustakaan tetap eksis dalam memberikan pelayanan informasi dengan cara menerapkan protokoler kesehatan secara ketat.
Kata kunci: Perpustakaan; era pandemi

Perpustakaan merupakan suatu hal terpenting bagi lembaga penunjang pendidikan salah satunya sekolah, mulai dari sekolah dasar hingga sekolah menengah. Namun, dalam hal ini masih banyak ditemukan hanya beberapa sekolah saja yang menyediakan perpustakaan sekolah ditambah lagi dengan keadaan pandemi Covid-19 saat ini yang membuat keadaan perpustakaan menjadi lebih tidak terawat. Dengan demikian dari penulisan jurnal ini bertujuan untuk melihat kondisi perpustakaan sekolah di Indonesia saat era pandemi Covid-19. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode observasi dan studi pustaka dengan mempelajari lebih mendalam mengenai perpustakaan sekolah. Dari hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini mengenai dampak pandemi Covid-19 terhadap perpustakaan sekolah dapat dihadapi dengan beberapa inovasi yang telah diterapkan sebelumnya. Oleh karena itu, dilakukan analisis lebih lanjut mengenai solusi yang sekiranya dapat menghadapi permasalahan yang dialami perpustakaan sekolah di era pandemi Covid-19 dengan adanya perbaharuan pelayanan dalam perpustakaan sekolah.

Introduction Libraries exist to provide support to research and other educational activities in their parent institution/organization. Secondary school libraries are not left out of this function. Globally, the symbolic heart and blood or an essential resource of a school, is its library. There is a mass of evidence that library user education is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria today but how well libraries are equipped and their programmes are implemented in Unity Schools in South East Nigeria, remains a matter of conjecture which the study seeks to assess. According to Nwalo (2003), a library is one of the most important educational establishments aimed at improving the quality of teaching and learning. It must be properly stocked to complement other educational activities in schools. Varieties of library abound and among them is the school library where this work is centered. The quality of secondary school education is a mirage without a quality school library. The aim of the sch...

The changing nature of higher education worldwide, along with ever increasing growth of library collections, technological developments in handling and retrieving techniques, and information and fundamental changes in the nature of reference services, has justified the need of change in user-education services, in order that new models of education can be effective and improve the academic

This study aims to investigate the awareness, access and utilization of library catalogue by undergraduate students of the College The survey research design was used in the study. The population of the study comprises of forty-five undergraduate students of the College of Law, Osun State University. A structure questionnaire was used to collect data. Simple percentage and frequency was also used to analyze the data. The study aims to reveal the response of the respondents, 40% of the respondents were aware of user education programme and 4.0% of the respondents were aware of information brochure. Similarly, 47.0% of the respondents were able to access the library catalogue through the use of author access point, and 44.4% of the respondents agreed that both awareness and access brings speed access to information. Therefore, the study concludes that the awareness programme and access points contribute immensely to the utilization of library catalogue.

This study aims to investigate the awareness, access and utilization of library catalogue by undergraduate students of the College of Law of Osun State University Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The survey research design was used in the study. The population of the study comprises of forty-five undergraduate students of the College of Law, Osun State University. A structure questionnaire was used to collect data. Simple percentage and frequency was also used to analyze the data. The study aims to reveal the response of the respondents, 40% of the respondents were aware of user education programme and 4.0% of the respondents were aware of information brochure. Similarly, 47.0% of the respondents were able to access the library catalogue through the use of author access point, and 44.4% of the respondents agreed that both awareness and access brings speed access to information. Therefore, the study concludes that the awareness programme and access points contribute immensely to the util...

Purpose: This study examined the correlation of ICT accessibility and use of e-resources in Nigerian university libraries among postgraduate students. Design: A survey research design and multi-stage sampling technique were used to select 2726 postgraduate students from 16 Nigerian federal conventional universities. Two instruments (questionnaire on ICT Accessibility and an Interview Schedule for e-resources/ ICT librarians) were used to collect data and data was analysed using percentages and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. Findings: The extent to which postgraduate students’ level of accessibility to ICT facilities for using eresources was low (weighted average = 2.44). The frequency of the usage of e-resources by the postgraduates’ was adjudged low (weighted average = 2.45). Major problems postgraduate students encountered in accessing e-resources in their libraries range from internet down time, password issues, inadequate skilled staff, awareness of e-resources by the stu...

Social Media has become a popular method for students to share information and knowledge and to express emotions. They enable students to exchange videos files, text messages, pictures and knowledge sharing. They enable students. They provide an opportunity for students to improve social networking and learning processes, which promotes knowledge in society. This paper intends to identify purposes and most popular SNSs and to address the benefits, problems associated with use of SNSs among dental students of Farooqia Dental College, Mysore. The study used a questionnaire in order to discover the use of SNS. A well structured questionnaires were distributed among 130 students during the academic session 2012-13 out of 125 (96.15%) filled questionnaires returned 122 (93.84%) were found fit for analysis and out of which 3(2.31%) were considered unusable. The study found that major reasons for frequent use of SNSs are to find information and to interact with their friends. The study dis...

Excellent library services are the backbone of any library. Keeping this in view the libraries are at Aga K. University providing efficient library and information services to its users according to the present era of digital world. The purpose of this paper is to share the current and upcoming services of AKU libraries across all international campuses in three continents in the context of global developments in the field of library and information science; to motivate other libraries in the region to adopt such a resources and services. Aga Khan University libraries are committed to provide user centered services to its users; simultaneously traditional library services with modern library services according to the existing information age in supports of its user's research, teaching and learning activities.

Introduction Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) former Tai Solarin College of Education (TASCE) was upgraded into first University of Education in Nigeria in 2005, its certificate of recognition as the 76th University in Nigeria was issued specifically in November, 2005 by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The University is owned and funded by Ogun State Government. The University has four (4) Colleges namely College of Applied Education Education and Vocational Technology (COAEVOT); College of Humanity (COHUM); College of Science and Information Technology (COSIT) and College of Social and Management Sciences (COSMAS). The University also has Center for part-time programmes (CEPEP), which runs part-time degree and Post Graduate Programmes. The university also has Vocational School that offer course vocational studies, Pre-Degree and Foundation Programme in Ososa annex. The University turned out its first set of graduates in December, 2009. Like any other Univers...