This study examined awareness, accessibility and use of library resources by faculty member of Landmark University in Nigeria. It is aimed at finding out the level of awareness, accessibility and use of library resources by faculty members. Stratified sampling technique was used to select faculty members from various units within the university. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 102 academic staff. Frequencies and percentages were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that faculty members of Landmark University were fully aware of the resources the library holds and that the resources were utilized mainly for academic activities. It was also revealed that respondents easily accessed print resources than electronic resources. In addition, resources were underutilized by the faculty members despite their high level of awareness and easy accessibility to the resources available in the library. The study recommended that the library should make its webpage visible as well as carry out user education on a regular basis in order to increase usage of its resources especially the electronic resources.Keywords: awareness, accessibility, use, faculty member, library resources IntroductionLibraries play an important role in the intellectual development of an individual as well as the total development of a society. The Library is the most enduring and flexible agency for learning and has been in existence for over two millennia transcending even the first universities (Bundy, 2004). The University library has been described by ALA (2010) as the "heart of the University". It is the brain and the centre point of intellectual activities. Yusuf and Iwu, (2010) refer to it as the nerve centre for scholarship. The purpose of establishing academic libraries is to support the tripartite objectives of teaching, learning and research which are fundamental to academia. Apart from this main function, the library is also expected to provide resources for recreation, entertainment and general knowledge for the people within the host community (Aina, 2004). To establish the importance of academic libraries, the Librarian Registration Council had set a minimum standard and guidelines for academic libraries in Nigeria, in which 5% of the capital budget of the institution must go to the library for adequate stockings of relevant resources that will ensure maximum satisfaction of patrons" information needs (LRCN 2014).The functionality of a university library lies in the robustness of its collections which should cater for information needs of the members of the university community and beyond.
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