Students' assessment of academic library services of University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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2016-07
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Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
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This study examined Students' Assessment of Academic Library Services at the University of llorin, Ilorin, Nigeria A survey method of case study approach was employed for this study. A sample of 568 respondents was used in this study which is 10% of the total population. A researcher - designed structured questionnaire titled "Students" Satisfaction with Library Services (SSLS)" was used for data collection. Mean score and standard deviation were used to analyse the data obtained where mean score statements 3.50 - 4.00 was classified as Highly Satisfied (HS), 2.50 - 3.49, indicated Satisfied (s) and 1.00 - 2.49 Indicated Highly Dissatisfied (DS). The study revealed that students were: highly satisfied with the reading environment (grand mean value 3.69); satisfied with the available information resources (grand mean value 3.08); satisfied with the inter-library services offered in getting unavailable information resources (grand mean value 3.13); highly satisfied with the efficiency of library personnel (grand mean value 3.69); and satisfied with the general services and resources (grand mean value 3.39) at the University of llorin library. Based on the findings, the study recommended that effort should be made by the management of University of Ilorin library to acquire up-to-date or current textbooks, periodicals, scholarly journals, magazines among a host of other information resources unavailable in the library, which are central to library services as indicated by the students.
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Students' Assessment, Academic Library, Library Services, University of Ilorin