Abuse Of Library Materials In Academic Libraries: A Case Study Of Delta State Polytechnic Library, Ogwashi-Uku, Nigeria
Keywords:
theft, Academic Library, Abuse, Library materialsAbstract
This study reports the findings on the study on abuse of library materials in Delta
State Polytechnic Library, Ogwashi-Uku. Systematic sampling technique was
employed. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Simple percentage was
used for data analysis, on the sample of ND 2 students of the department of business
administration. Population of 200 students were randomly selected. The study
revealed that factors such as selfishness was one of the factors responsible for the
abuse of library materials. This was followed by inadequate number of multiple
copies of library materials, high cost of photocopying and fear that one may not
find the material at the next visit. It is recommended that efforts should be made
to provide multiple copies of materials as well as adequate facilities for
photocopying.
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