THE STATE OF USER EDUCATION AT IBRAHIM BABANGIDA LIBRARY MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY YOLA: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD
Babangida Umar Babayi(CLN)
Ibrahim Babangida Library
ModibboAdama University of Technology, Yola
E-mail: babayi@mautech.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
This paper discuss the state of user education at Ibrahim Babangida Library Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola: challenges and the way forward, it also covered The Ibrahim Babangida library a brief historical background, the challenges on user education in the library, literature were reviewed, the essence of user education, user education programme (lecture/ library orientation) in the library, the state of information technology in user education at I B library, factors that inhibits user education in I B library include among others non students participation and lack of cooperation. And the study concluded that training in using electronic information resources should be integrated into the curriculum and it is also recommended among others that the library management should map out strategies to educate newly admitted students in the institution before the commencement of a new academic year; also all professional librarians are to be involved in the user education programme in the library
Key words:User Education, Challenges and Way Forward
