Assessing Information Needs and Using Library Resources Among Academics at Kwara State Polytechnics
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2022-02-27
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KPS International Journal of Knowledge Processing Studies
Abstract
Aim: This study examined information needs and the use of
library resources among academics in Kwara State Polytechnics,
Ilorin. Method: The study identified four (4) research questions.
The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population
includes the academic staff of Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin
with a population of 742. However, the Raosoft sample size
calculator was used to get the sample size of 254 for the study. A
web-based questionnaire was designed using Google form and
generated link was shared among academic staff of the
polytechnics. The link was shared on various groups of the
academic staff of Kwara State Polytechnics via WhatsApp and
Telegram groups. The questionnaire link was shared and responses
were collected for two weeks. The total response from the survey
is 158 and that was the unit of analysis for the study. The
responses collected were automatically analyzed by Google
Forms. Findings: The study found that printed textbooks, hard
copy journal materials, newspapers, databases, and library catalogs
are the sources of information to lecturers in Kwara State
Polytechnics, Ilorin. It was found out that academic and research,
information on self-development, personal health information,
current affair, and information on the new trend are information
needs of lecturers in Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin and the
study also revealed that newspaper, e-book, e-journal, internet, and
printed journal are the information demand and use by lecturers in
Kwara State Polytechnics Ilorin.
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Library Information, Information needs, Information sources, Information use, Lecturers, Polytechnics
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Library Information, Information needs, Information sources, Information use, Lecturers, Polytechnics