Use of Library Skills and Students' Utilisation of Library Information Resources in Rivers State University Library.

Abstract

The study examined the use of library skills and students’ utilization of library information resources in Rivers State University library. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. The sample size comprise of 400 undergraduates. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire named "Use of Library Skills and Students Utilization of Library Information Resources (ULSSULIR)", with 0.81 reliability coefficient validity. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used for the test of null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that: there is significant relationship between research skills, reading skills, digital literacy skills, information literacy skills and utilization of information resources in Rivers State university library. Based on the findings the following recommendation were made amongst others: Students should be encouraged to develop library skills as it enhances academic success