Utilization of the Abdullahi Muhammed public library services for academic activities by LVT students of the department of library and information science Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Abstract

This study examines the access and utilization of public library services for academic activities by LVT students of the department of  library and information science Ahmadu Bello university, Zaria. Three research questions guided the study: What types of public libraries  services are relevance by LVT students of the Department of library and information science Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, What are the  ways public library services accessed by LVT students of the Department of library and information science Ahmadu Bello University,  Zaria etc .The study's methodology was quantitative research methodology with a survey research design. The target population of the  study comprises of constitutes of forty-five (45) three-hundred-level LVT Students that registered for the (2019-2020) session in the  department of library and information science Ahmadu Bello university, Zaria and the data collection instrument was a structured  questionnaire. The findings show the Majority of the respondents revealed that the types of public libraries services relevance were  selectively disseminated information, library orientation, and providing scope for healthy recreation, Majority of the respondents  revealed they use community hubs for shaping new ideas, use for free access to news, etc., In light of the findings of the study, it was  concluded that the management of the public library and community are using community hubs for shaping new ideas, use for free  access to news as the public library, however, its informed that some types of public libraries services relevance for the by LVT students  are not there, there is need for the management of the public library and community to bring a solution to the level of satisfaction  derived by LVT students of the Department of library and information science Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the findings of the study it  was recommended that the public library and community should provide other types of library services, Bindery and scanning etc, the  management of the public library and community should provide more on the management of the public library and community should  provide some Satisfactory filing and locator systems, Filing equipment is used appropriately, Local area network (LAN),etc., and the  management of the public library and community should bring a solution to the level of Undecided and strongly satisfy.