ASSESSMENT OF USER EDUCATON PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN KADUNA STATE
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ABSTRACT
The study investigated the Influence of user education programmes on utilization of library information resources among users in academic libraries in Kaduna State. The research questions used sought to find out the types of user education programmes available, the methods used in conducting the programmes the extent of satisfaction with the programmes and the challenges users encountered in the use of libraries. Descriptive research design was adopted for the research work. The instrument used for data collection was a self–developed questionnaire. The population of the study consisted of all registered library users of academic libraries owned by Kaduna State Government in the three zones of the state totaling 8591. Sample technique was used to pick 393 respondents. The data collected was subjected to descriptive statistical analysis of frequency and percentages. For the confirmation of the hypotheses, a one way Anova was used for testing the hypotheses. The findings of the study showed that use of library was the type of user education programmes mostly available in academic libraries in Kaduna State and, lecture method was used in conducting the programme, there is significant difference in the types of user education programmes used in the three zones and, there is no significant difference in the methods used in conducting the programmes among other findings. It was concluded that user education programmes have influence on utilization of library information resources among users in academic libraries in Kaduna State. It was recommended among others that apart from the use of library, other types of user education programmes such as information literacy instruction, library tour among others should be established and maintained as they can serve as means of educating the user on how to use the library effectively. It was also recommended apart from classroom instruction period, the libraries should conduct programmes such as user orientation; in addition to lecture presentations, method such as seminar, interactive sessions between librarians and group of users should be used to educate users.
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