Abstract: The purpose of this work was to investigate the Level of Utilization and Ways to Improve Information Resources Utilization in the Federal Polytechnic Bali Library. The specific objectives of the study were to examined the extend and used of information resources, identify Factors Contributing to the Level of Utilization and Suggest ways to Improve Library Resources Utilization by the Patrons. Four research questions guided this study. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of this study comprises of Academic Staff and Students of the Polytechnic Library out of which 400 Academic Staff and Students was sampled randomly. Out of this population 50 Staff and Students were drawn to serve as representative sample. Statistical tools that was used for the analysis frequency counts and simple percentages (descriptive).The data were presented in frequency tables and percentages. The findings revealed that the information resources were made utilized to patrons. It was discovered that books, newspapers, dictionaries and encyclopaedias (62.3%, 21.0%, 10.2 %, and 7.1 %) respectively were the most utilized information resources. However, the study revealed that not all of library information resources were fully utilized by users. A number of recommendations were put forward for improvement of Library Information Resources Utilization and User’s Satisfaction. It is hoped that findings of this research is useful in reminding the Library Managers and other stakeholders about the needs in the Library that were hitherto/before not given desired attention.
Keywords: Investigating, Level, Ways, Resources Utilization, Federal Polytechnics Bali, and Library.
Title: Investigating the Level and Ways to Improve Resources Utilization in Federal Polytechnics Bali Library
Author: Hamisu Manu Ibrahim
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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