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Title:
THE IMPACT OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION COURSE (GNS118) ON STUDENT USE OF LIBRARY IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA

Authors:
CHIWAR, MARY ANTHONY; ALIYU, ZAINAB BAPPA JADA

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1CHIWAR, MARY ANTHONY; 2ALIYU, ZAINAB BAPPA JADA
1,2. ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, LIBRARY UNIT

MLA 8
ANTHONY, CHIWAR, MARY, and ALIYU, ZAINAB BAPPA JADA. "THE IMPACT OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION COURSE (GNS118) ON STUDENT USE OF LIBRARY IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 7, July 2019, pp. 4949-4958, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=377. Accessed July 2019.
APA
ANTHONY, C., & JADA, A. (2019, July). THE IMPACT OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION COURSE (GNS118) ON STUDENT USE OF LIBRARY IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(7), 4949-4958. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=377
Chicago
ANTHONY, CHIWAR, MARY, and ALIYU, ZAINAB BAPPA JADA. "THE IMPACT OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION COURSE (GNS118) ON STUDENT USE OF LIBRARY IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 7 (July 2019), 4949-4958. Accessed July, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=377.

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Abstract:
This study investigated the impact of library instruction course (GNS118) on students' use of library resources in Adamawa State Polytechnic, yola. The data were collected through a structural questionnaire administered to one hundred (100) students. The response rate was 95%. Frequency and simple percentage were used to analyze the data collected. The result revealed that the course "Use of Library" (GNS118) has enhanced the student knowledge of library facilities and had enable most of the student to access the library resources properly and effectively. Also the result identified some problem faced by the respondents in a bid to use the library resources, which include library staff attitude, lack of enough opening hours, and lack of internet facilities. Based on the problems recommendation were made to encourage the use of library resources by the student of Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola.

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