The Seventeenth International Conference on Books, Publishing & Libraries

Abstract

This paper examines effective use of library and its impact on students’ study habits in selected universities in Lagos State. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were adopted in each of the selected universities in Lagos State with the use of frequency counts, simple percentages and Pearson chi-square. Data were collected using a self-developed, structured questionnaire from 132 participants from Lagos, Akoka and Lagos State University, Ojo. The participants were drawn randomly from different departments of the selected universities. The instrument was designed using 5-likert scale and all questions were in close-ended form. In order to establish the pilot study, experts in library management and educational planning and management validated the instrument for content, clarity, relevance, correctness, and appropriateness of the sub-variables in paper title. With the aid of statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS), results show that there was significant difference between effective use of library and study habits of university students. This is evident as majority of the respondents preferred studying in quiet environment away from the school library. Other findings reveal that there was significant difference in the academic performance of students who have developed study habits through effective use of library and those who have not. In other words, the findings showed that students or users of library resources only utilize the facility to further research note taking and memorization.