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Student Residence As Factor Affecting Use Of Library By The Undergraduate Students Of Two Federal Universities In North-Central, Nigeria., Abu Ahmed Adamu, Oyedum Uchey Georgina, Abdulhamid Murjanatu, Raji Egigogo Rabiat, Isah, Yahya Abdullahi, Sadiku Khadijat

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study focused on student residence as factor affecting use of library by the undergraduate students of two Universities in North-Central Nigeria. It adopted a descriptive survey design and had a population of 11,732 undergraduate students from two selected federal universities in North-Central Nigeria. The study used proportionate stratified random sampling technique to sample 500 undergraduate students. Five hundred (500) copies of questionnaire were distributed and four hundred and twenty nine (429) returned; representing a return rate of 86%. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentages as well as mean and standard deviation frequency. The decision rule …