INFLUENCE OF UTILIZATION OF LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES ON RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN UNIVERSITIES IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.5281/Mots-clés :
Library, Utilisation, Information Services, Research Productivity, Academic LibrarianRésumé
The study examined the influence of utilization of library information resources and services on research productivity of academic librarians in universities in Benue State, Nigeria. Three research objectives were raised and one hypothesis formulated to guide the study. The study adopted survey research design. The population for the study comprised of 71 academic librarians in universities in Benue State, Nigeria. The total enumeration was adopted for this research work also known as census study. The instrument adopted for data collection was observation checklist and self-structured questionnaire titled: Influence of Utilization of Library Information Services on Research Productivity of Academic Librarians (IULISRPAL). The reliability of the instrument was estimated using Cronbach Alpha method and a grand reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and chi-square to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that library services are available and highly utilized for research productivity by academic librarians in universities in Benue State and research productivity of academic librarians is considerably high due to the availability of library services. The study concluded that, the availability and use of some library information services to a high extent influences academic librarians’ research productivity in universities in Benue State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that University Management should provide high-speed band width internet services, subscription of electronic databases, adequate and relevant information services.
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