INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorABDULKADIR, Abdulmuta’ali Oyedeji
dc.contributor.authorQUADIR, Romoke Opeyemi
dc.contributor.authorABUBAKAR, Sirajo Danzangi
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-29T08:00:12Z
dc.date.available2025-07-29T08:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionJOURNAL OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX
dc.description.abstractThis study examined information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria. The objectives were to find out the information needs of undergraduate students in the Department of Library and Information Science, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria among others. Quantitative research methodology and descriptive survey design was employed for the study. Population was 165 undergraduate students of the department of Library and Information Science, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma. Total enumeration sampling technique was used for sample selection. Selfdeveloped questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Tables, frequency and percentages were used for data analysis.50% was used as benchmark for decision making Findings revealed that information needs of undergraduate student of the Department of Library and Information Science, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma are; information on course related issues, information on health issues, information about lecture period, and information about accommodation, information about security related issues among others. Purposes for seeking information by undergraduate students Federal University, Dutsinma, Nigeria are for academic purposes, for assignment, for preparation for continuous assessment test and examination; and for leisure. The information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma are; direct searching, undirected searching, passive searching, active searching, focuses searching, chaotic searching, interactive searching and berrypicking seeking behaviour. Problems associated with information seeking experienced by undergraduate students Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State, Nigeria are lack of sufficient time, lack of skills for searching for information online among others. It concluded that undergraduate students have the strong desire to excel in their academic pursuit due to the passion for seeking for information to satisfy identified problems. It recommends among others that relevant information sources that will enhance the satisfaction of the identified information needs of the undergraduate students should be selected and acquired by the University Library authority
dc.identifier.urihttps://kubanni.abu.edu.ng/123456789/13147
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FORUM JOURNAL OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol 26; 2
dc.titleINFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA
dc.typeArticle
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