Users Attitudes and Perceived Effectiveness of Security System in Private Academic Libraries in Ogun State

Abstract

This study investigated users’ attitudes and the perceived effectiveness of security systems in private academic libraries in Ogun State. The Descriptive survey research design of the correlation type was adopted. A simple random proportion sampling technique was used to select 1,126 registered undergraduate library users. A questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. A total of 1126 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to library users, 928 copies were returned (82.4% response rate), and were used for this study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency counts, percentages, means, and standard deviations. Findings also show that the security system is highly effective (Overall mean = 133.27). Library users have a positive attitude toward library security systems (Overall mean = 35.76). Most users accept security systems, The study concludes that users’ attitudes do not affect how effectively security systems in the library were adopted. The study therefore recommends that university management should sustain and, where possible, increase funding allocations to academic libraries in order to strengthen security architecture and ensure the consistent functionality of installed systems.