ABSTRACT
This study examined
the accessibility and utilization of serials by lecturers in selected
University libraries in Imo state. The study adopted a descriptive survey
research design. A sample of 317 lecturers comprising of 160 and 157 lecturers from
Federal University of Technology and Imo State University, Owerri in Imo State respectively
were used for the study. The sample was determined using Taro Yamane sampling
formula with multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument for data collection
for this study was questionnaire titled: Accessibility and Utilization of
Serials Questionnaire (AUSQ) which is a developed 101 item questionnaire
divided into seven clusters (clusters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7). The face
validation of the instrument was carried out by three experts: two in Library
and Information Science and one in Measurement and Evaluation, all from the
College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The
test of the reliability of the instrument was determined by using Pearson
Product Moment Correlation coefficient statistic which yielded an overall index
of 0.83. The questionnaire instrument has seven clusters with 4-point response
scales of Very High Extent, High Extent, Low Extent, and Very Low Extent for clusters 1-3, while clusters
4-7 had response scales of Strongly Agreed, Agreed, Disagreed and Strongly
Disagreed. The questionnaire was administered to the respondents by the
researcher and was collected back the next day by the researcher with the help
of three research assistants in order to ensure that the completed
questionnaire was returned. Out of the 317 copies of the questionnaire administered,
304 representing 96% were returned and used for data analysis. Data collected
were analyzed with mean and standard deviations to answer the seven research
questions raised for the study while t- test statistic was used to analyze the
seven null hypotheses that guided the study at 0.05 level of significance. The
mean responses from 2.50 and above were considered as agreed while those below
were regarded as disagreed. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer
the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the null
hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed that serials are
available to a high extent, accessible to a low extent and are utilized to a low
extent by lecturers in selected University Libraries. It was concluded that serials
are available to a high extent to lecturers in selected University Libraries, serials
are accessible to lecturers in selected University Libraries to a low extent, and
serials are utilized to a low extent by lecturers in selected University
Libraries. It was recommended among others that non-governmental organization
and other stakeholders should collaborate with government in funding university
libraries so as to ensure adequate provision and availability of serials in
university libraries.
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