Librarians' Awareness of Online Information Services and Resources for Effective Services Delivery in Public University Libraries in South- East, Nigeria:- Edward Amadi
Abstract
This study investigated the extent of public
university librarians' awareness of various services that online information
resources are utilized for effective services delivery in public university
libraries in South-East Nigeria. To guide the study, one research objective,
and one research question were used while one hypothesis was formulated and
tested at 0.05 level ofsignificant Descriptive survey was adopted for the
study. The population of the study was 174 professional librarians. Total
census was used for the study hence there was no sampling. The instrument of
data collection was questionnaire. Validated copies of the questionnaire were
tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha, and the reliability coefficient
obtained was 0.94 confirming its reliability. The 174 copies of questionnaire
were administered to the respondents through the help of research assistants
one from each state of the SouthEast.l57copies ofthe questionnaire were
returned representing 90% return rate. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics
of mean frequency count and standard deviation. The mean was used for answering
the research question while inferential statistics oft-test was used for
testing the hypothesis. The result showed mean at 2.95 high extent responses by
the respondents agreeing conclusively that the public university librarians are
to a high extent aware ofvarious services that online information resources
(OIR) are utilized for effective services delivery in the public university
libraries in SouthEast, Nigeria. Hence the study recommends that university
librarians should aptly direct for the utilization of OIR for continuous and
effective services delivery for high impacts of services delivery in public
university libraries in South-East, Nigeria.
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MICHAEL, U (2024). Librarians' Awareness of Online Information Services and Resources for Effective Services Delivery in Public University Libraries in South- East, Nigeria:- Edward Amadi. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/librarians-awareness-of-online-information-services-and-resources-for-effective-services-delivery-in-public-university-libraries-in-south-east-nigeria-edward-amadi-7-2
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Librarians' Awareness of Online Information Services and Resources for Effective Services Delivery in Public University Libraries in South- East, Nigeria:- Edward Amadi" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 06 Aug. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/librarians-awareness-of-online-information-services-and-resources-for-effective-services-delivery-in-public-university-libraries-in-south-east-nigeria-edward-amadi-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Librarians' Awareness of Online Information Services and Resources for Effective Services Delivery in Public University Libraries in South- East, Nigeria:- Edward Amadi". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 06 Aug. 2024. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/librarians-awareness-of-online-information-services-and-resources-for-effective-services-delivery-in-public-university-libraries-in-south-east-nigeria-edward-amadi-7-2 >.
UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "Librarians' Awareness of Online Information Services and Resources for Effective Services Delivery in Public University Libraries in South- East, Nigeria:- Edward Amadi" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/librarians-awareness-of-online-information-services-and-resources-for-effective-services-delivery-in-public-university-libraries-in-south-east-nigeria-edward-amadi-7-2