Users Patronage

PRELIMINARY PAGES

• Title page
• Approval page
• Dedication
• Acknowledgement
• Table of Contents
• Abstract

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CHAPTER ONE

• 1.0 Introduction — — — — — — — 1
• 1.1 The background of the study — — — 3
• 1.2 Statement of the problem — — — 4
• 1.3 Objective of the study — — — — 5
• 1.4 Scope of the study — — — — — 6
• 1.5 Significance of the study — — — 7
• 1.6a Research questions — — — — — 8
• 1.6b Hypothesis — — – — — — 9
• 1.7 Definition of terms — — — — — — 10

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CHAPTER TWO

• 2.1 Review of related literature — — — — 12
• 2.2 Sources of funding of academic libraries 17
• 2.3 The caliber of library staff — — — 19
• 2.4 Need for user education in academic library 21
• 2.5 Users of academic library and their material needed — — — — — — 24
• 2.6 Problems of academic library — — 27
• 2.7 Motivating users to make use of the library 31

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CHAPTER THREE

• 3.1 Design of the study — — — — — 34
• 3.2 Area of study — — — — — — — 34
• 3.3 Population — — — — — — — 35
• 3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique — — 35
• 3.5 Instrumentation — — — — — 36
• 3.61 Validity of instrument — — — — — 36
• 3.6.2 Reliability of instrument/Test — — — 37
• 3.7 Distribution and retrieval of the instruments 37
• 3.8 Data analysis technique — — — — — 37

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CHAPTER FOUR

• Presentation and Analysis of Data
• 4.1 Presentation and data/findings — — — 39

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CHAPTER FIVE

• 5.1 Summary — — — — — — — 50
• 5.2 Conclusion — — — — — — — 52
• 5.3 Recommendations — — — — — — 53
• 5.4 Suggestions for further studies — — — 54

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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APPENDIX A — — — — — — — — 59

APPENDIX B — — — — — — — — 60