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    Availability, sufficiency and use of school library resources by students: a case study of Police Secondary School Library, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
    (The Nigerian School Library Association., 2018-10-29) Mohammed Saba Adamu, J. Joel Kolo, Alice Adebisi & Fati Abubakar
    This study investigated the availability, sufficiency and use of library resources by secondary school students in Police Secondary School (PSS) Minna Library. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research method. The population of the study consisted of Senior Secondary two (SS2) and Senior Secondary three (SS3). A total of eighty (80) copies of the questionnaire were distributed and seventy-seven (77) were returned and used. The instruments used for data collection were observation checklist containing items on availability of information resources and questionnaire containing items on sufficiency and use of information resources by students; factors militating against the use of information and strategies to enhance use of information resources. Data collected were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Findings showed that computer assisted instructional resources were not available and as such could not be determined whether sufficient or not, only few students make effective use of school library. The study recommended that computer assisted instructional resources should be acquire in the school library to enhance effective use of information resources in the school library.
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    Information Seeking Behaviour of Undergraduate Students of Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
    (Journal of Arts and Education, Lapai, 2015) Oyedum, G.U; Chukwu, P; Imavah, S; Abduldayan, F.J; Tauheed, H.
    This paper highlights the results of the study of information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students of F.U.T. Minna, Nigeria. The study population was 900 and the survey research method was used for the study. The main instrument used for gathering data was questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage tabulation were used in analyzing the data. Results showed that most of the respondents 500 (55.6%) consult current information on recent developments in their field and preferred browsing the Internet when seeking information. The study equally revealed that the purpose of seeking information is mainly to prepare for their examinations; and Internet services, textbooks and, periodicals were mostly used when searching for information. Majority of the respondents indicated lack of current textbooks and journals as the main problem they face when searching for information in the university library. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.