The Impact Of Library Studies Course On Kogi State College Of Education Students, Ankpa, Nigeria
Keywords:
Library studies course, students, library, librarianAbstract
The study was to determine the impact of introduction to
library studies course on the students' use of the library and
how the librarians/library officers see such programme. A
reliable and validated 13 item questionnaire of the yes/no
type was administered on 2640 students and 8 librarians/
library officers in the Kogi State College of Education,
Ankpa. Results show that students have not derived much
benefit from the introduction to library studies course and
the librarians have also criticized the programme for
improper coordination and the inadequacy of time for the
programme. It is therefore recommended that the introduction
to library studies course should stand on its own. That is it
should be dissociated from the general studies in education
and conducted by the library department. It should be four
credit earning and taught for two semesters in NCE one.
With the improvement in academic and professional
librarians, this should be reliable.
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