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INFLUENCE OF QUALITY AND USE OF SERIAL PUBLICATIONS ON RESEARCH OUTPUT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA (NOUN) NORTH-CENTRAL, NIGERIA

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The quality and use of serial publications on research output of post graduate students of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in North-central, Nigeria. The study was guided by five objectives and five corresponding research questions. Descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study. The target population for the study was 7,027 post graduate students in four NOUN study centres in North-central, Nigeria namely: National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Abuja Study Centre, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Kogi, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Jos Study Centre, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Nasarawa Study Centre. The sample size for the study was 370 postgraduate students drawn using krejcie and Morgan because the population was too large. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Stratified sampling technique was used for the study. Out of 370 copies of questionnaire administered, 349 copies were returned and used for the analysis. Descriptive statistical tool involving frequency counts and percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to analyze the inferential statistics. The result of the analysis revealed that the serial publications available for research are between 2016 and below. The respondents indicated that post graduate students always use serial publications for research output in study centres studied. Similarly, the study revealed further that the respondents agreed with factors such as outdated serial publications affects their research output lack of subscription to electronic databases and paucity of journals in area of interest among others. In conclusion, serial publications used for research output by postgraduate student in National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in North-central, Nigeria under study is moderately achieved. The study recommended that the management of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in North-central, Nigeria should purchase and subscribe serial publications to enable postgraduate students have quality research output, the management in study centres with libraries should also ensure that the serial publications available should be adequate, current and relevant, as the use of serial publications by postgraduate students assist in meeting their required research output.




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