AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF REFERENCE SOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study focused on availability and utilization of reference sources by undergraduate Students of Library and Information Science in Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Three research questions were formulated in line with the corresponding research objectives. The study was anchored on the theory of reference services developed by James Wyer in
1930. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Using simple random sampling technique, a sample of two hundred and ten (210) students were randomly selected for the study. A questionnaire titled Questionnaire and Availability and Utilization of Reference Sources by Undergraduate Students in Library and Information Science (QAURSUSLIS) was used as the main instrument for data collection. Results and findings of the study revealed that various academic libraries were available and this affected the utilization of reference sources by undergraduate students in Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study recommended amongst others that school management should ensure to update the library with more reference sources to supplement the existing ones in the library, as this would encourage students to always visit the library.
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