Provision and Utilization of Library Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Enwegbara Concilia O.
Abstract
The purpose of
this study was to examine the rate of provision and utilization of library
resources and services in selected public and private secondary schools in
Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria. Survey research design was used while
an instrument tided 'Rating Scale for Resources and Services of Secondary
School Libraries' (RSRSSSL) was used for data collection. A population of
38,042 students in twenty-two (22) public and private secondary schools in
Owerri Municipality in the 2014/2015 academic session was studied with a sample
size of 650students were randomly drawn from the six (6) secondary schools were
used for this study. The instrument was validated and its reliability confirmed
using Cronbach Alpha Reliability Testing Technique. Three (3) research
questions were answered while an equivalent number of hypothesis was tested
using t-test statistical technique at 0.05% level of significance. Data were
analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25 software to calculate the mean, standard
deviation and testing of hypotheses. The findings revealed that there is a
significant difference between public and private secondary schools in the mean
scores on provision of library services. libraries in public secondary schools
performed poorly in rate of use of their resources whereas in the private
schools, resources and services of the school library are mostly used on
weekdays and examination periods. Result also shows that the respondents
experienced some challenges in both public and private secondary schools in the
provision of library resources and services. Based on these findings, it is
recommended that competent staff should be employed to man libraries in
secondary schools. Also, libraries in secondary schools should be properly
funded by the proprietors of their parent institution.
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ENWEGBARA, O (2024). Provision and Utilization of Library Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Enwegbara Concilia O.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/provision-and-utilization-of-library-resources-and-services-in-selected-public-and-private-secondary-schools-in-owerri-municipality-imo-state-nigeria-enwegbara-concilia-o-7-2
O., ENWEGBARA. "Provision and Utilization of Library Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Enwegbara Concilia O." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 24 Jun. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/provision-and-utilization-of-library-resources-and-services-in-selected-public-and-private-secondary-schools-in-owerri-municipality-imo-state-nigeria-enwegbara-concilia-o-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
O., ENWEGBARA. "Provision and Utilization of Library Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Enwegbara Concilia O.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 24 Jun. 2024. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/provision-and-utilization-of-library-resources-and-services-in-selected-public-and-private-secondary-schools-in-owerri-municipality-imo-state-nigeria-enwegbara-concilia-o-7-2 >.
O., ENWEGBARA. "Provision and Utilization of Library Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Enwegbara Concilia O." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/provision-and-utilization-of-library-resources-and-services-in-selected-public-and-private-secondary-schools-in-owerri-municipality-imo-state-nigeria-enwegbara-concilia-o-7-2