Provision and Utilization ofLibrary Resources and Services in Selected Public and Private Secondary Schools in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria:- Chizoba D. Nnadozie
Abstract
The
purpose of this study was to examine the rate ofprovision 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 titled '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 of650students were randomly drawnfrom 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 ofhypothesis
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 oflibrary services. Libraries in public secondary
schools performed poorly in rate ofuse 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 oflibrary 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 theirparent institution.
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