Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
Winter 5-17-2022
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The study examines the information Usage of Information Tools in The Faculty of Agriculture University Libraries by Academic Staffs of Bayero University, Kano and University Technology Wudil, Kano in Nigeria The objective of the study is to Compare the Usage of Information Tools in The Faculty of Agriculture University Libraries by Academic Staffs of Bayero University, Kano and University Technology Wudil, Kano to analyze the types of available information resources, services and facilities, the level of usage, user satisfaction and the constraints associated with the use by faculty members. Questionnaires were provided to the academic staffs. The researcher took 2.7 % of the entire respondent population= 1910= 52 were taken by the investigator, so fifty two (52) copies of the questionnaires were given to the respondents. Thirty four (34) were retrieved and analyzed, representing 65.38 %. Key findings show that in the faculty of Agriculture University Libraries under study, the existing agricultural information tools and facilities available, accessible and used are inadequate. In the Agriculture University Libraries, infrastructural facilities and internet services existed, but were not well established. User-confronted constraints include internet access, power failure, employee attitudes, current information resources, particularly e-journals e-books and loan times, agricultural information related information resources, such as databases, e-journals e-books, as there was not much available for the established information needs. There was no access to adequate information resources for users because of the insufficient number of library employees. The study recommended the enhancement of existing information tools, services and user information needs facilities, offline database subscriptions such as AGORA, HINARI, AJOL, JSTORE and E-Granary to access agricultural information offline, with millions of textbook and journal information resources accessible and added every second.