INFLUENCE OF UTILISATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES ON LIFELONG LEARNING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE
INFLUENCE OF UTILISATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY RESOURCES ON LIFELONG LEARNING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE
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Date
2025
Authors
Wilson Oserada
Simon Ojonoka Favour
Abubakar Usman
Hassan Mallam Ibrahim
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Library and Information Management Forum
Abstract
This paper examined the influence of utilisation of school library resources on lifelong
learning of secondary school students in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State.
The study was guided by three objectives and three corresponding research questions.
Among the objectives of the study was to: determine the level of utilisation of school library
resources for lifelong learning in the study areas. Descriptive survey research design was
adopted for the study. The population of this study was 1,736 which comprised secondary
school students in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State as at May 2025. The
sample size of this study was 315. This sample size was obtained by subjecting the target
population of 1,736 to Krejcie and Morgan 1970 recommended table for determining
sample size of a population. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection.
Descriptive statistics, such as frequencies, means and standard deviation were used as
method of data analysis. The findings of the study revealed among others that lack of a
library policy, poor staffing practices, lack of adequate funding; poor ICT infrastructure,
poor library facilities, lack of awareness, power outage, lack of current relevant books and
lack of interest were seen as challenges that hinder the effective utilisation of school library
resources for lifelong learning among students. The study concluded that information
resources are in short supply in secondary school libraries in Karu Local Government Area
of Nasarawa State. The secondary school students revealed that they use information
resources such as textbooks, reports, Internet, dictionaries, radio, television, video tapes
and folklore for their lifelong learning. The study recommended among others that the
management of school libraries in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State should
encourage teachers and school librarians by giving them special incentives that will
motivate them to create necessary awareness on the use of information resources to the
students. This will change the students’ impression as regards the use of the school
libraries.
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