The role of Public Libraries in meeting the information needs of the Community cannot be neglected. The Library is meant to serve the needs of all and sundry in the society without any bias. The main objective of this study was to examine the services of the Public Libraries in meeting the information needs of Post Secondary School Students in Public Libraries in Nigeria. The study adopted a Descriptive Survey Design and the Simple Random Sampling Techniques was used to select one hundred and fifty respondents (Post-Secondary School Students) in three selected Public Libraries, that is, Oyo, Ogun and Kwara State Library Boards. The questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data for the study, while descriptive statistics with tables of frequencies and percentages was used in analysing the data. The study revealed that the information needs of the Post-Secondary School Students were information on academic work, personal development and sports news and recreation. Different services rendered by Public Libraries were looked into. Inadequate information resources were the major factor militating against the Public Library services to the Post-Secondary School Students. Various reasons why post-secondary school students use the public library were also highlighted. It is recommended that adequate information resources be provided in Public Libraries so that information needs of the user can be met.
The focus of the study was to examine the information needs and utilization of teachers and students in Irepo Local Government Area, Kisi, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and the simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred (100) teachers and five hundred (500) students from two primary schools and two secondary schools. Questionnaire was the main research instrument used to collect data for the study, while descriptive statistics with tables of frequencies and percentage was used in analyzing the data. The study revealed that teachers needed information mostly on teaching subjects and school administration, the students on the other hand needed information relating to classroom subjects and their teachers. This was due to the fact that the primary goals/objectives of teachers were to teach and see to the school administration. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made among others to improve the information needs of teachers and students in Irepo Local Government Area, Kisi, Oyo State. Construction of modern libraries and rehabilitation of old ones to make teachers and students keep abreast of the latest development in all fields of human endeavour. Provision of recent and up-to-date materials, both print and non-print, should always be made available in sufficient quantities in our school libraries to support the school curriculum.
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