Academic libraries in the twenty-first century

Gonzalez, Luis

doi:10.1016/b978-1-84334-618-0.50001-6

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“…Their focus is to support the major objectives (teaching, learning, research, and community engagement) of their parent institutions by the provision of information resources and services. The primary objective of academic libraries, as stated by Oyegunle (2013), is to support the mission of their parent institutions by providing knowledge and equipping individuals with the necessary skills to serve the society and enhance the wellbeing of humanity. To achieve their core mandate, academic libraries strive to ensure a comprehensive collection of information resources relevant to their user groups (students, staff, community stakeholders, among others).…”

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2023

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of library physical infrastructure, library technological facilities and library services on library patronage in academic libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria. The population of the study included registered library patrons in three universities in Rivers State. Correlational design was adopted for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 898 respondents. Two self-structured questionnaires titled "Availability of Library Facilities Scale (ALFAS)" and "Library Use Scale (LUS)" were used in data collection. Simple regression was used in data analysis. Results indicated that, based on adjusted R square, library physical structure accounted for 53.4% variation in library patronage while library technological facilities accounted for 66% of the variation. Library services accounted for 55.6% of variation in library patronage. It is concluded that library physical infrastructure, library technological facilities and library services have considerable influence on library patronage. Academic libraries are, therefore encouraged to invest in the provision and maintenance of these facilities in order to increase library patronage.

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Academic libraries in the twenty-first century

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