Information Needs and Information Seeking Behaviour of Students in College of Nursing and Midwifery Gombe, Gombe State

Abstract

This paper discusses the information need and information seeking behaviour of students in College of Nursing and Midwifery Gombe. A  total of number of three hundred (300) copies of Questionnaire were administered to the respondents. Out of which 287 were returned. A  simple percentage and frequency count was used for data analysis. The study revealed that majority of the students seeks information  in various ways and sources in order to update their knowledge. The respondents identified various problems mutilating against effective  information seeking and at same time offered suggestions for improvement. Among others, it is recommended that the library  should provide ICT facilities in order to encourage and enhance information seeking behaviour of the students.