Information needs and seeking behavior among library staff of Nigeria Institute of Leather and Science Technology Library, (Nilest) Zaria, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper investigated the information needs and seeking behavior among library staff of NILEST Zaria, Nigeria. This paper was guided by three research questions namely; what are the information needs of NILEST library staff, what are the sources of information used by NILEST library staff and what are the challenges faced by NILEST library staff while seeking information? This study was a descriptive survey. The population for this study was 30, and the entire library staff of NILEST was used as the sample for the study because the population was relatively small. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data on the information needs and seeking behavior of library staff NILEST. Findings from the study revealed that respondents seek information for presentations with a mean response score of 4.57, respondents source information from journals with a mean response score of 4.63 while epileptic power supply was the major challenge faced by NILEST library staff while seeking information as indicated by mean response of 4.47. It was concluded that the information needs of NILEST library staff are for presentations, Library development, self-study, and lectures, and NILEST library staff source information from journals, Library, the internet, newspapers, and noticeboards. It was recommended among others that alternative power sources such as the use of solar panels to generate electricity should be available to reduce dependence on PHCN as well as power generators that cause a nuisance owing to the noise from the generators set.