EVALUATION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES PROVISION IN PRIMARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN GOMBE STATE, NIGERIA
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2017-03-08
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Bayero University Kano
Abstract
The study was designed to evaluate the information resources and services provision in
primaryschool libraries in Gombe state. The objective was to find out the extent to which the
information resources and services provided in public primary school libraries in the state
meet up with the requirements of the mininum standards for school library in Nigeria, as
stipulated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Youth Development(1992). The study
employ qualitatative research methodology. Narrative research design was adopted in
soliciting and collecting data for the study. The population of the study was fifty one (51)
primary schools identified with school libraries in the state. Purposive sampling technique
was used in determining the sample size for study. Thus, thirty (30) out of fifty one (51)
primary schools were sampled. Structured interview was administered to all the participants
(30 teacher-librians) which provided 100% response rate. Thematic analysis was used to
analyse the data collected. The results of the findings revealed that, the types of information
resources provided in the school libraries were mostly textbooks on subjects taught in the
primary schools, the types of information services provided were circulation and user
education services, the only source for acquiring information resources were from UBEC and
SUBEB, and lack of funds and qualified staff are major factors affecting the provision of the
information resources and services in the school libraries. Also, the study found that despite
the availability of the minimum standards for school libraries in the country, no primary
school library in Gombe State provided information resources and services that match the
standards. The study shows that serials and audio-visual materials were not provided and
library hours was not incorporated in primary schools time table. A number of
recommendations such as information resources provided should include fiction suplementry readers, audio-visual and periodicals are mad