ABSTRACT

 This study examined Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour ofSecondary School Teachers in Ikwuano L.G.A using Awom-na-Ebo and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike Demonstration Secondary School as Survey study. The study was guided byfive research questions. The research design was descriptive survey with a population of 127 comprising of 60 staffofAwom-na-Ebo Senior Technical School, Amawom and 67 staff of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Demonstration School, Umudike. A complete census was used because the population was manageable, therefore no sampling was used. The instrumentfor data collection was questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed in line withfour point likert rating scale. One hundred and twelve copies (127) copies ofthe questionnaire were administered ofwhich a hundred and sixteen (116) was correctlyfilled and returned showing 91.3 % response rate. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Thefindings ofthe study revealed revealed the different types ofinformation needs ofthe teachers to include: academic and research information, current affairs information, personal health information, sports information, and business information. The study also elucidates the information seeking behaviour of the teachers to include: browsing directly from the shelve, discussing and seeking for help from library staff, asking a fellow teacherfor help, consulting the catalogue and browsing through the internet. Furthermore, the finding revealed that teachers were duly satisfied in utilizing textbooks, reference materials, radio, television, internet audio-visuals and Journals, on the other hand, they were dissatisfaction in their use of electronic information databases and magazine. Also, the study putforth poor service ofthe library staff, lack ofneededmaterials, negative attitude of the librarian, poorpowersupply, poor conducive environment and lack ofknowledge on how to use the catalogue by teachers, as barriers to the way/manner through which teachers sourcefor information. Lastly, the study submitted that teachers should be trained in the use ofthe library catalogue, professional librarians should show more professional attitude towards the teachers, the library environment should be made conducivefor the library users, adequate power supply should be provided to the library, the library should be stocked with relevant materials and library staff should change their approach to work, as strategies to enhance their information sourcing capabilities of the teachers.