Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Students Of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria:- Juliet Onuoha
Abstract
The study
highlights the information needs and information seeking behaviour of Library
and Information Science students in Abia State University Library. Descriptive
survey research design was adoptedfor this study. Population ofthe study
consists of112 studentsfrom Library and Information Science department in ABSU.
The researcher used mean scores and frequency count. The following findings
were made that information needs of library and information science students
are educational information, political information, job opportunities economic
information etc. The problems encountered in information search are awareness
of available materials, inconvenient opening and closing hours ofthe library,
poor arrangement oflibrary collections etc. It is however concluded that
information needs go a long way in determining the seeking behaviour of the
students. Based on the findings the following recommendations were made that
there should be provision of proper infrastructure and the physical library
premises should be located at a convenientplace etc. Keywords: Information,
Information needs, Information seeking behaviour, Information Science
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JULIET, O (2024). Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Students Of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria:- Juliet Onuoha. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 21, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-needs-and-information-seeking-behaviour-of-library-and-information-science-students-of-abia-state-university-uturu-nigeria-juliet-onuoha-7-2
ONUOHA, JULIET. "Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Students Of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria:- Juliet Onuoha" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Jul. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-needs-and-information-seeking-behaviour-of-library-and-information-science-students-of-abia-state-university-uturu-nigeria-juliet-onuoha-7-2. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
ONUOHA, JULIET. "Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Students Of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria:- Juliet Onuoha". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 01 Jul. 2024. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-needs-and-information-seeking-behaviour-of-library-and-information-science-students-of-abia-state-university-uturu-nigeria-juliet-onuoha-7-2 >.
ONUOHA, JULIET. "Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Library And Information Science Students Of Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria:- Juliet Onuoha" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 21 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-needs-and-information-seeking-behaviour-of-library-and-information-science-students-of-abia-state-university-uturu-nigeria-juliet-onuoha-7-2