Title: Resuscitating Users’ interest in patronizing Library resources in Ibrahim Babangida Library, MAU Yola, Adamawa State
Author(s): Joshua, Dauda; Olarewaju, Buhari F. & White, Esther
Publication Year: 2023; Volume 18, Issue 2, pages 1-12

Academic libraries have been evolving over the years. They have become an integral part of academic institutions in delivering information resources and services. This research was conducted on the “resuscitation of users’ interest in patronizing library resources in Ibrahim Babangida Library”. The research applied descriptive survey research design to examine the phenomenon. The population comprised 1,880 students in Faculty of Social and Management sciences, which included Department of Library and Information Science, Economics, Accounting, Information Technology, Banking and Finance and Business Administration. Krejcie and Morgan (1970) Table was used to arrive at the sample size of 319 respondents. A validated questionnaire was administered to the respondents. The data collected from the respondents were presented in table, pie-chart, and analyzed using descriptive statistical tool via the use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. The results showed that majority of the users were underutilizing library and its resources which was not satisfactory as the existence of library should be known to students through every means (marketing and advertising library resources, orientations, email subscription services, and awareness of library services etc.). Also, many of the users were aware of only textbooks in the library. They were not aware of other library information resources such as e-journals, e-databases, emagazines and e-newspapers. These denotes that there are factors affecting interest of users in patronizing the library resources in MAU Yola. However, it was examined that if library users would have information retrieval skills, it will ultimately influence and encourage their access to I.B. Library. Also, findings of this research have accentuated that students should be given orientations, retrieval skills and training to enable them properly utilize Library Information Resources of I.B. Library, MAU Yola.