Utilization Of Reference Resources By Undergraduate Students Of Library And Information Science For Effective Research In University Libraries

1.4 Research Questions 

The following research questions were formulated to guide the study 

(1) Is there a  reference and information services and resources available to students in Enugu state University of technology? 

(2) To what extent do the students use the various bibliographic tools in their search for information? 

(3) What is the extent of accessibility of information resources and services to students of Enugu state University of technology? 

(4) Do students make use of the information resources and services in the Enugu state University of technology libraries? 

1.5 Significance of the Study

The study will examine Utilization of Reference Resources by Undergraduate Students of Library and Information Science for Effective research in University Libraries in Enugu State. Hence the study will be significant in the following ways:

Librarian: The librarians as information providers will benefit from the result as they will improve on the approach for information provision to students. They will also identify information resources that are lacking and provide them in their various institutions. 

Academia:

The study will  be significant to the academic community as it will serve as a guide to other researchers in other Universities  who would want to conduct similar research in the area in their respective states as well as add to the existing literature in the field of librarianship especially in the area of accessibility and utilization of reference and information services and resources in the Universities. 

1.6 Scope of the Study 

This study will identify the types of reference and information services and resources available to students.  The study will also Find out the extent the students use the various bibliographic tools in their search for information.  The study will further determine the extent of accessibility of reference and information services and resources.  Lastly, the study will determine the purpose for the utilization of information services and resources by students.  Hence the study is delimited  to Enugu state.

1.7 Limitation of the study

In the course of carrying out this study, the researcher experienced some constraints, which included time constraints, financial constraints, language barriers, and the attitude of the respondents.

In addition, there was the element of researcher bias. Here, the researcher possessed some biases that may have been reflected in the way the data was collected, the type of people interviewed or sampled, and how the data gathered was interpreted thereafter. The potential for all this to influence the findings and conclusions could not be downplayed. 

More so, the findings of this study are limited to the sample population in the study area, hence they may not be suitable for use in comparison to other companies and locations.