EFFECTS OF LIBRARY ORIENTATION PROGRAMME ON THE USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES BY NEWLY-ADMITTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, IJAGUN, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

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This study investigated the effect of library orientation programme on the use of library resources by newly admitted undergraduate students Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun state Nigeria. Library orientation is a core programme of the academic libraries that emphasized on educating, enlightening, and assisting the users to guide, identify, know and utilise the library information resources and services efficiently. To achieve the objectives of this research, the study was guided by three objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and data was gathered through the instrument of a questionnaire. A total of 200 copies of the questionnaires were randomly distributed for equal representative of students across the institutions. Data were analysed using frequency, percentages and t-test for independent sample mean. The study concluded that a well-organized library orientation will inculcate confidence in users, encouraging them to use the library effectively. Hence the goal of library orientation is to make library users proficient in research as well as lifelong learners. Library orientation should be given more priority in the institutional library in order to sensitize more students and portray their attention to the available resources and services that can be of immense benefit to them in the course of their studies.