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- Title
AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF LIBRARY USERS TOWARDS THE USE OF ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE (OPAC) IN BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, LIBRARY.
- Authors
Mustapha, Abdulqawiyyu; Muhammed, Isah; Ahmad, Farouk Ibrahim
- Abstract
This study investigates the awareness and perceptions of library users towards the use of Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). The research adopted the survey research design using cross sectional survey research design of Quantitative research methodology, where a structured questionnaire was used to gather the data for this study. Three hundred and thirty five (335) questionnaires were distributed, Two hundred and ninety-eight were returned, and two hundred and ninety questionnaires were found useful for analysis, indicating 88.96-response rate for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics employing frequencies and percentage. The study revealed poor awareness on the availability of OPAC in the library under study, which subsequently breeds the neutrality in the perceptions of the library users towards the use of OPAC. The study further revealed under-utilization of the OPAC facility in the library understudy, which is also attributed to the poor awareness of the users. Some of the challenges library users face when using OPAC include: Access restricted to the Library only; Inadequate computer terminals; Erratic power supply; Lack of ICT skills of the library staff; Frequent computer breakdown; Lack of skills to use OPAC independently and Lack of Computer Knowledge among others. It was also recommended in the study that proper awareness of Library services such as OPAC should be created through all means such as library orientation and other awareness creation programs.
- Subjects
KANO (Nigeria); LIBRARY users; ONLINE library catalogs; LIBRARY orientation; COMPUTER terminals; LIBRARY research; LIBRARY personnel
- Publication
Library Philosophy & Practice, 2023, p1
- ISSN
1522-0222
- Publication type
Article