Cataloguing and Classification As Predictors of Library Use Among the Users of Public Universities in Kwara State

Authors

  • Abdulakeem S. Sulyman Institute of Professional and Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
  • Florence O. Ajani Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
  • Omolara B. Amzat Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
  • Bukola O. James Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2023.vol8.1.277

Abstract

This study investigates cataloguing and classification as a predictor of library use among users of libraries of public universities in Kwara State. Descriptive survey method is used for the population of users of libraries of Kwara State University, Malete and University of Ilorin. Convenience sampling is used to select 427 users who filled the online questionnaire titled Questionnaire for Cataloguing and Classification as a Predictor of Library Use among Users of Libraries of Public Universities in Kwara State. Findings revealed that 69.1% of users consult the library catalogues before using information resources, while subject, class number, series and author(s) of information resources are the major access points used in searching and locating information resources to be used in the library. This study concludes that consulting library catalogues before using information resources minimizes the stress users will go through when searching for information resources in the library and increases users’ library usage. It recommends amongst other things that cataloguers and classifiers of libraries of public universities in Kwara State should ensure that catalogue cards are properly filed and subjects of information resources of their libraries are adequately covered in order to enhance easy location and use of information resources.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Abdulakeem S. Sulyman, Institute of Professional and Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

    Abdulakeem Sodeeq SULYMAN is a budding Library and Information Science scholar and public intellectual with deep interest in advancing the coast of scholarship and intellectual emancipation. He currently studies Library and Information Science at the Institute of Professional and Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. He is a prolific writer with three books to his credit, serves as Ad-hoc Reviewer of reputable journals and has published more than ten journal articles on Librarianship.

  • Florence O. Ajani , Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

    Florence O. Ajani, Ph.D. is the Deputy University Librarian of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. She is a registered librarian with a profound and avid interest in Knowledge Organisation, Globalisation in Libraries, Reference Services and Academic Librarianship. She is a member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA) and Nigerian School Library Association (NSLA). She holds a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from University of Ilorin (1997), Master of Library, Archival and Information Studies (2005) and Ph.D. degree in School Media from the University of Ibadan (2018). For more than a decade, Dr. Ajani has been expanding the frontiers of Librarianship through teaching and research which have culminated in different publications in conference proceedings, seminar papers and journal articles at both local and international fronts. 

  • Omolara B. Amzat , Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

    Omolara Basirat Amzat is a graduate of Library and Information Science from the Institute of Professional and Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. She is a cerebral scholar with a strong passion for application of ICT to library services, teaching, learning and advancing the frontiers of knowledge. These qualities have distinguished and earned her lecturing job at Babalola Academy, College of Health Technology, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria and she has many journal articles to her credit.

  • Bukola O. James , Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

    Bukola Olutola James is a graduate of Library and Information Science from the Institute of Professional and Continuous Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. She is a Wikibrarian who has oversaw and executed many Wikimedia, its affiliates – and other international projects – aimed at shaping and rebranding the image of Librarianship in Nigeria. Aside that, her quest for scholarship and distinction has propelled her to actively participate various associations and groups concerned with standardizing Library and Information practices in Nigeria.

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2023-03-30

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Cataloguing and Classification As Predictors of Library Use Among the Users of Public Universities in Kwara State . (2023). International Journal of Librarianship, 8(1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2023.vol8.1.277