TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Approval Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
List of Tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Information on University Libraries studied
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the study
Research Questions
Scope of the Study
Significance of the Study
Hypothesis
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Characteristics and purpose of user education
University libraries and user education programmes
Library user education and information technology
Information literacy skills and user education
Problems of library user education
Theoretical Framework
Active learning as a learning theory
Constructivist as a learning theory
Big6 as a learning theory
Ranganathan’s five laws of library science
Review of Empirical Studies
Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
Research Design
Area of the study
Population of the study
Sample Size and Sampling Techniques
Instrument for Data Collection
Validation of the Instrument
Reliability of the Instrument
Administration of the Instrument
Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION
Discussion of Findings
Implications of the study
Recommendations
Summary
Limitations of the study
Suggestions for further Research
Conclusion
References
ABSTRACT
A survey research method was adopted to assess the influence of user education programmes on the acquisition of library skills by students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) and Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). The population of 18,807 registered student library users was studied. A proportionate sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 393 made up of 246 from ABSU and 147 from FUTO. In addition, the entire population of the facilitators amounting to 12 was also studied. A questionnaire for facilitators and a validated skill test for users were used to collect data for the study. The research answered seven research questions and tested one null hypothesis. Descriptive analysis was used to answer the research questions while ANOVA was used to test the hypothesis. Findings showed that ABSU programme is for a full academic session of two semesters while that of FUTO is taught for only four hours in the first semester. It was also revealed that students of ABSU consistently showed higher mean performance scores than their FUTO counterparts in most of the five areas in which they were tested – borrowing of library materials, utilization of library catalogues, citation of reference materials, location of library materials and library practices/ethics. This implies that user education programmes are very crucial in the acquisition of basic skills needed for effective library use. The results of the hypotheses tested showed that ABSU students possessed higher mean performance scores than FUTO students in the five core areas of library use tested which is attributable to the nature of the user education programme. The study recommends a detailed and uniform user education programme for all Nigerian universities as a distinct general studies course.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Universities are often referred to as the citadel of learning and represent the apex institution for the acquisition of knowledge. Based on this perception, Ifidon (1998) holds that universities are established for four related purposes of teaching, learning, research and community/public service. The university library is indispensable in the actualization of all four, as none of them can effectively take place in the absence of a functional library. According to the National Universities Commission (NUC, (2007), the library is central to the academic activities of universities. In line with this assertion the commission therefore insists that “the university library should be funded at a level that provides effective reading services to students and staff”. Libraries are also expected t o provide current journals, textbooks, reference materials, conducive reading rooms, e-mail and Internet services. The NUC also encourages university libraries to provide instruction on use of university libraries in order to equip students with the effective use of library materials.
Fidzani (1995) and Ajibero (1998) agree with NUC and argue that the primary function of university libraries is to support the teaching-learning process and research activities of the faculty and students. They however argue that for any library to meet the expectations of users, it must establish....
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