Usability Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Library Resources in Energy Research Centre Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka

摘要

This paper reports the findings of a statistical assessment of the use of library and information resources in NCERD Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka. The periods studied are from 2005 to 2012. Library resources available were identified to include books, theses, dissertations & projects (TDPs), journals, conference proceedings and newspapers. Quantitative research design was used because the study involved statistical analysis of records of the library resources in order to ascertain their use by NCERD staff and students. Data was collected by observational technique and recorded documents. Five Research Questions and one Hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Researchers aim to find whether the use of library resources is independent of the type of library resources available or not. The paper also tends to discover whether the resources are adequately utilized or not.