Information Questing Conduct of Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Medicine: A Case Study of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Author(s): Yusuf Muhammad Maibeni & Auwal Muktar Usman
Abstract - The research reveals that personal variables – gender, years of study and age of student significantly influence information questing conduct of students. Many problems have been highlighted as impediment to information seeking behavior of undergraduate students of Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The study therefore proffered solution that regular power supply and adequate funding of the library are the key to motivating students’ Information questing conduct. Understanding the actual needs of information users and taking steps to satisfy them is the first step towards effective service provision. This can best be achieved through formal in-depth studies. Librarians, especially those involved in bibliographic instruction should be interested in ways individuals approach the library and the methods they use to search for needed information. Librarians could redesign strategies intended to improve the provision of library services especially towards information skills development and information resource awareness.
Keywords - Conduct, Information, questing, Student and library.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.9.2.2023.1663
Cite This Article As: Maibeni, Y.M. & Usman, A. M. (2023) Information Questing Conduct of Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Medicine: A Case Study of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 9(2) 224-228. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1663 Page: 224-228 Publication Date: 13 June 2023