Size and Quality of Information Sources and the Use of Library Services in a University Library

Authors

Akobundu Dike Ugah, Michael Okpara University of AgricultureFollow

Date of this Version

2-2011

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Library Philosophy and Practice (2011) 14 p.

Abstract

The study investigated the size and quality of information sources and the use of library services in the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike library. The case study research design was used for the study. The population was made up of 1,000 library-registered users in the university library. A sample size of 200 was selected using the simple random sampling technique. The study concluded that the independent variables of size and quality have influence and significant relationship with the use of library services. The study recommended that the information sources be improved in terms of size and quality.