ABSTRACT
This work is the study of the user’s patronage in
the institute of Management and Technology Enugu library.
The research focus on the clientele use of the library. The research high-light
the problems encounter by the library and solution to those problems. To
achieve this study, research method was used, and also questionnaires where
designed to serve as a measuring instrument for data collection. This project
is divided into five chapters. Chapter one is made up of the introduction the
background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study,
research questions, Hypothesis and Definition of terms. Chapter two entails
such topics as review of related literature sources of finding of academic
libraries, the caliber of library staff, need for user education in academic
library, users of academic library and the material needed and motivating users
to make use of the library. Chapter three is made up of Design of the study,
Area of the study, Population, Sample and Sampling Technique, Treatment
procedure, instrumentation, validity of instrument/ Test, Distribution and retrieval
of the instruments and Data analysis technique. Chapter four Presentation and
Analysis of Data, presentation and data/findings, Data Analysis
interpretation/Discussion of findings Chapter five, summary, Conclusion,
Recommendation Suggestions for further studies bibliography/reference and
appendices.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title
of page - - - - - - - i
Certification - - - - - - - ii
Dedication
- - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgment
- - - - - - - iv
Abstracts - -- - -- - - - - v
Table
of Contents - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1
1.1 The background of the study - - - 3
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - 4
1.3 Objective of the study - - - - 5
1.4 Scope of the study - - - - - 6
1.5 Significance of the study - - - 7
1.6a
Research questions - - - - - 8
1.6b
Hypothesis - - -- - - - 9
1.7
Definition of terms - - - - - - 10
CHAPTER TWO
2.1
Review of related literature - - - - 12
2.2 Sources of funding of academic libraries 17
2.3 The caliber of library staff - - - 19
2.4 Need for user education in academic library
21
2.5 Users
of academic library and their
material needed - - - - - - 24
2.6 Problems of academic library - - 27
2.7 Motivating users to make use of the library 31
CHAPTER THREE
3.1
Design of the study - - - - - 34
3.2
Area of study - - - - - - - 34
3.3
Population - - - - - - - 35
3.4
Sample and Sampling Technique - - 35
3.5
Instrumentation - - - - - 36
3.61
Validity of instrument - - - - - 36
3.6.2
Reliability of instrument/Test - - - 37
3.7
Distribution and retrieval of the instruments 37
3.8
Data analysis technique - - - - - 37
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation
and Analysis of Data
4.1
Presentation and data/findings - - - 39
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1
Summary - - - - - - - 50
5.2
Conclusion - - - - - - - 52
5.3
Recommendations - - - - - - 53
5.4
Suggestions for further studies - - - 54
Bibliography
- - - - - - - - 56
Appendix
A - - - - - - - - 59
Appendix
B - - - - - - - - 60
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
Library is the back bone of every sound
education. Library is regarded as the store house of information and knowledge.
Students should be able to use the library to enable them solve their problems.
They need to acquire information in order to expand their knowledge and understanding;
students should use the library to do their assignments, research and
preparation of their examination. Regular consultation of library materials can
help students to achieve them.
According to Longman Dictionary of
Contemporary English, library is
defied as a room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed
or a set of books, records etc. that are produced by the same company and have
the same general appearance.
According to encyclopedia Americana, the word
library is derived from the Latin word libber. Meaning “book” the library
initially stocked collections of clay tablets, papyrus and even scrolls were
housed in libraries long before the concept of the book emerged.
In other words the library is a place where
books and non book materials are kept for consultation of the users. Library is
referred as a store house of information. Library stores the intellectual
records of the society, retrieve and decimate them for the benefit of the
society. Library as an institution has the responsibility of collecting books
and other information materials and make them available to people for reading,
study or reference.
People use library resources to obtain
information of personal interest or to obtain recreational materials such as
films and novels. Students use library to supplement and enhance their
classroom experiences, to learn skills in locating sources of information and
to develop good reading and study habits. Public officers use libraries to
research on legislation and public policy issues. They provide information and
services that are important to learning and progress.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Users patronage of the institute of
management and Technology Enugu library.
The institute of management and
Technology Enugu library was as old as parent organization. It was established
in 1973. The library was formerly located in campus (II) of the institution
with a branch in campus (III). But in 2002, the library was located in campus (III)
fully with the construction of new library of congress in campus III. The
library has 480,000 volumes of books. It has been growing from strength to
strength. The library consists of the following Sections/Departments. Cataloguing and classification Department, Bindery
and acquisition Department, Serials/ Government Document Department.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
This project is to find out the problems
that libraries in our Country are facing, for example inadequate use of library
both Academic library and other types of libraries inadequate trained staff or
libraries who will be guiding or directing students.
Poor
finding of the libraries, especially Academic library, it faces the problem of
money to acquire their materials. Un conducive atmosphere such as noisy
environment.
Inadequate
strategic position where the library should be situated for easy entrance of
people, for effective use of library by students and others, these problems
must be solved.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this study is to
investigate the quality of students’ patronage of the institute of management
and Technology library Enugu
as stated in the following objectives.
(1)
To determine who
are the users of the institute of management and Technology Enugu library.
(2)
To find out what
collection development exists in the library.
(3)
To asses the
teaching of use of library.
(4)
To find out how
effectively the library holdings will made use of the library.
(5)
To examine the
quality of the library staff.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE
STUDY
This study
is focused on the users patronage of the institute of management and Technology
Enugu library. This study is within the institution. The students to study are
the old students, this group of peoples are choose because they have been in
the school for a long period. They have acquainted with the school environment.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Since Academic library is part of the
parent organization, students of the institution are advice to be making
effective use of library because it was established for the benefit of students.
Academic library plays a vital role of teaching, research, dissemination of
information and serve people that live around the area. In academic library,
materials are provided to support learning as well provides materials that will
assist students in their own personal reading and self development. This
project serves as a reference point of other schools and libraries because
after reading it amendment can be made to their own library. It helps them to
know the areas where they will play a vital role in the educational upliftment
of the student in the library. It will serve as a reference point to the
researchers as well as draw the attention of the government both state and
federal government to the importation of library to an individual. It will
attract the attention of those students who find it difficult to use library,
it will help them to make library their second home.
1.6a RESEARCH QUESTIONS
[1] Who are the users of the institute of Management
and Technology Enugu library?
[2] What collection development problems exist in
the library?
[3] How effectively is the library holdings are
made use of?
[4] How does the library staff relate to students
in finding their needed information?
1.6b HYPOTHESIS
[1] The students of institute of Management
and Technology Enugu are the users’ of institute of Management
and Technology Enugu library.
[2] The collection Development problems exist in
the institute of Management and Technology Enugu library
are science and engineering materials.
[3] The library holdings are made effectively in
the Institute of Management and Technology Enugu library
everyday but the peak period is during the examination.
[4] The staff of the Institute of Management
and Technology Enugu library helps them in finding their needed information.
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
According to oxford Advance Learners
Dictionary. User’s are defined as a person or thing that uses something.
Patronage is defined as the support,
especially financial, that is given to a person or to an organization by a
portion.
According to Oxford Advanced Learners
Dictionary, Institution is defined as a large important organization that has a
particular purpose for example a University or bank.
According to Oxford Advanced Learners
Dictionary Management is defined as the act of running and controlling a
business or similar organization.
According
to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary Technology
is defined as scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example
in designing new machine.
According to Advanced Learners
Dictionary, Library is defined as a building in which collections of books,
tapes, news papers etc are kept for people to read, study or borrow.
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