Library patronage among faculty and students of Valley View University

Abstract

This study examines the patronage of the Walton Whaley Library of Valley View University, Accra, Ghana. The study used a descriptive survey. The researcher used stratified sampling to gather lecturers and students into strata. The convenience sampling technique was used to select the students. However, the researcher used the total number of faculty members in the University due to their small number. A questionnaire was used for the data collection. The IBM- Statistical Product and Service Solutions (IBM-SPSS) was used for the analysis. The study established that the majority of the faculty members and the student respondents were aware of the materials in the library. The findings revealed that faculty members on the one hand were aware of print journals which were ranked 1st with a value of (RII =0.589) while students, on the other hand, were aware of electronic journals which were ranked 1^st with a value of (RII = 0.624). The results revealed further that textbooks were the most used materials that faculty members and students consulted when they visited the library with a rank value of (RII = 0.596) and (RII = 0.567) respectively. The study revealed that faculty members and students patronised the library daily. The most prominent recommendation was to raise awareness of all library materials in the library.