Library Awareness of part-time Students in the University of Benin, Benin City

Abstract

This study was on library awareness and use by part-time students in the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
The study was conducted on with 300 level undergraduate part-time students in department of Local Government Management in the
2010/2011 session. The study adopted a random survey method in the distribution of questionnaire. 50 questionnaires were distributed
but thirty nine (78%) was retrieved and analyzed. The study found that 24 respondents (61.53%) are more aware of the library outside
library sources and 33 respondents (84.61%) do not participate in library orientation for students. The study recommends that library
orientation be made a criterion for admission and actual visit to the library be a part of the course on use of the library for part-time
students.