Undergraduates Perception and Utilization of Serial Materials in University of Delta, Agbor Library, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined undergraduates’ perception and utilisation of serial material in University of Delta, Agbor Library. The study population comprised 112 registered library users’ registration statistics 2022/2023 academic session. The instrument used for data collection in this study was questionnaire. The major findings of the study revealed that the majority of the students used serial materials for research purpose, assignment, examination and current affairs whereas majority of the respondents used serial material occasionally and regularly while journals and newspapers were the most consulted serial materials. The major constraints facing students towards accessing serial materials in the University of Delta, Agbor were lack of finance, lack of professional librarians, irregular supply of dailies, unstable Internet and unstable power supply. The followings recommendations were made; there is need for the library management to ensure that professional librarians should head serial section of the library for efficiency, University management should put more funds to serial section and increase the Internet bandwidth and Management should accelerate action on solar system which is very indispensable as far as serial unit is concerned.