Availability And Accessibility Of Library Resources By Library And Information Science (Lis) Undergraduate Students Of University Of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria:- Nwankwo, Uzochi W

ABSTRACT This study on the availability and accessibility oflibrary resources by Library and Information Sc ience (LIS) undergraduate students ofuniversity of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, was to find out the extent ofavailability and accessibility oflibrary resources by LIS undergraduate students of the 2018/2019 academic session. The Descriptive Survey Research Design was adoptedfor the work with population size of285. Purposive Sampling technicpie was used to get 114 sample size which represents 40% ofthe total population as supported by Borg and Gall (2006). 112 out of 114 sample size ofthe undergraduate students provided the data for the sludv which represents 98.5% response rale. Thefindings ofthe study revealed that information resources were available and accessible in the university of Uyo library but some ofthem are not up-to-date. It revealed that the undergraduate students seldom use the library resources available for them and this has led to under-utilisation ofsuch resources. This was attributed to the unfriendliness ofsome library staff disorganisation oflibrary resources on the shelves, lack ofin depth orientation on library usage with respect to the use of catalogue and the online services etc. Therefore, library orientation should be more than mere library tour rather, it should be practical in nature where students are exposed to library usage with regards to the use ofcatalogue card/OPAC. Current and up-to-date information resources should be made available and accessible to the students through services provided by the library staff