ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to assess the acquisition of academic library resources, sources and methods in Imo State University library Owerri. The research design used was a descriptive survey. The study population is 24 consists of 16 professional and 8 non-professional staffofImo State University Library, Owerri. A sample size of 24 professional and non professional staff was drawn using complete census sampling technique. ALikert-four point rating scales were used as data collection instruments. The rating scale was distributed techniques to 24 staffs all was returned and usedfor analysis. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean scores, frequency and percentage with the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The study found that the level ofsatisfaction ofstudents towards school library information resources which ranges from Novels, Textbooks. Atlases and maps, Dictionaries, Newspapers and magazines, palmphlets, Poetry and Charts, that Leisure reading, to do assignment and homework, to read and borrow library books, to readfor examinations only, to read newspapers and magazine andforfurther research are the purpose ofstudents utilization ofthe library. It also revealed that the major Problems that hinder the effective utilization ofschool library resources in Federal Government Girls College Umuahia includes lack of current reading materials, lack of informational professional/ librarians for processing reading materials, lack of furniture’s,restricted reading hours,lack of proper catalogues/calaloguing of library, and library is not properly lighted.The recommendations made to improve the use of school library resources include: proper orientation programmes should be given to the students to add to the use of libraries, Standby generators should be provided by school administrators to improve on power outage, use ofthe library should be introduced in the school curriculum, the need to strengthen collection development, the needfor current materials in the libraryforstudents ’ use, need to employ qualified librarians, and the library operating hour should be extended beyond schools hours.