The Library Services and Users\u27 Satisfaction in Academic Libraries in Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract The study focused on library services and users’ satisfaction in academic libraries in Imo State, Nigeria. The study examined the extent of users’ satisfaction with library services in academic libraries in Imo State, Nigeria, the relationship between library exhibition/display and user education services. Three research questions were posed and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. Correlational design was adopted for the study while 4-point likert rating scale was used to elicit data. A sample size of 393 students was drawn from the population of 15,310 using Taro Yammane (1967) sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed with Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The result of the findings showed that; there is low extent of satisfaction with library services by the respondents, there is significant relationship between library exhibition/display services and users’ satisfaction and there is also significant and positive relationship between user education and users’ satisfaction. The study recommends that the library management should embark on feasibility study so as to make sure that the information resources needed by users are acquired as this will increase users\u27 satisfaction and the provision of user-oriented service should be encourage so as to enhance users\u27 satisfaction and patronage of libraries

Green library and environmental sustainability in tertiary institutions in Imo State, Nigeria

The study investigated green libraries and environmental sustainability intertiary institution libraries in Imo State. The researchers adopted a correlational design. The population of the study comprised185librarians in the three selected tertiary institution in Imo State.The instruments used for this study was questionnaire .The reliability of the instrument was determined by Cronbach alpha (SPSS version 23) . Mean and standard deviation was used in answering the research questions while Pearson Product Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) was used in testing the null hypotheses at .05 significance level. The study concluded that there no adequate preparations of green libraries in Imo State. Some useful recommendations were made which when implemented will increase the availability of green libraries in Imo State