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Ikolo V.E
Medical Library, DeltaState University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
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A Survey of First Year Student’s ”Use of Medical Library” in Delta State University, Abraka
Vol 4 No 2 (2019): Volume 4 Number 2
Submitted: Jul 25, 2019
Published: Jun 30, 2019
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The main objective of this study was to determine the extent to which the 2016/2017 first year students of the College of Health Science of the Delta State University, Abraka use the medical library.
Materials and Methods:
The research design used for this study was the descriptive survey design. The study population was 718, consisting of all the first year students admitted into the six departments that make up the College of Health Sciences. Using the purposive sampling technique, the sample size for the study was 144.
Results:
Results from the study revealed that participation of students in library instruction activity and the extent of use of library services and information resources by first year students of the College of Health Science was low.
Key words:
First year students, Library use, Medical library