Undergraduate Students' Use of University Libraries in Imo State: A Comparative Study of Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) and Federal University of Technology (FUTO)

Abstract

Undergraduate students' use of university libraries of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) and the Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) was conducted with the purpose of finding the extent of students' use of the libraries. The survey research design was used for the study and
questionnaires were used for data collection. The study was guided by six  research objectives. Systematic sampling technique was used to select 671  respondents for the study. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze data collected. Major findings of the study revealed that there were reasonable patronages of the two libraries by their respective users. Materials mostly used by the students are textbooks and they visited the libraries mainly to read for examination. The study recommended among others that use of library as a course of study be taught to the students for more than a semester, provision of library materials and facilities should be increased and the libraries should be made more conducive for effective use.