The Perception of Users on the Materials’ Adequacy and Satisfaction with Library Services in Kwara State College of Education Library, Ilorin, Nigeria
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This study examined the users’ perception of the materials’ adequacy and satisfaction with the library services in Kwara State College of Education library, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. The target population of the study was the Sandwich Degree Students of the College, among whom a sample of 120 was taken. Data for the study was collected using a questionnaire which was developed based on the variables and objectives of the study. The results demonstrate that every material housed or available in the library are adequate except for electronic materials, which were indicated to be grossly inadequate. The respondents were satisfied with loan service, reference service, circulation and readers’ service with serial service and general library collection but not satisfied with the arrangement of materials on the library shelves.
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