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Date of this Version

2022

Abstract

The study investigated the use of the University of Calabar library for agricultural research by students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management. The general objective of the study was to determine the use of the University of Calabar library for agricultural research by students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management. The specific objectives include to identify the number of students of the Faculty of Agriculture who registered with the University of Calabar library for the 2020/2021 academic session, identify the purpose of library use by students, assess the material and electronic resources available in the University of Calabar library for use by students and determine the constraints to library use by students in the Faculty. The study was conducted in the University of Calabar, Calabar Nigeria. A stratified random sampling procedure was used to select respondents according to the Departments and level of studies from years one-five (1-5) with a total of 250 students as sample size. Data obtained were analyzed using simple frequency and percentage. The findings show that majority of the respondents are male 60%, non registered members recording 74% and 88% of respondents never renewed their registration with the library while their major reasons for non registration/renewal was lack of awareness/ orientation 56%. The major purpose for using the library was during preparation for examination 60%, print and book materials 64% are more in the library; and the greatest constraints was on the difficulty of getting information on specific contents 48%. There is poor usage of the library by undergraduate students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar except during preparation for examination and their greatest constraints was the difficulty of getting information on specific contents. Thus, the need for awareness campaign and orientation on library usage and provision of a well catalogued library for easy access to research material.

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