Title: Obstacles in Information Access and Use in Olusegun Obasanjo Library National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies, Kuru
Author(s): Ruth Kutlat Wumbuet, Philip Daze Longdas, Danladi Dafom Ngyak
Publication Year: 2021; Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 59-66

This paper examines the obstacles to information access and use in Olusegun Obasanjo Library National institute for Policy and strategy studies kuru. The aim of the study is to investigate how information is accessed and used in Olusegun Obasanjo Library and identity the obstacles to access and use of information sources. A total of twenty-five (25) library staff and 125 registered library users participated in the study. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested at 05 level of Significance. A structured questionnaire tagged OIAUOOL was used to collect data. The technique used in data analysis was simple percentage. The reliability of the instrument was pilot tested using split–half and Cronbach alpha reliability index which stood at 0.52 for OIAUOOL. The findings showed that ICT facilities such as computer were not pass-worded in Olusegun Obasanjo library thereby makes information access by users to be smooth. The setback experience by users at times is inadequate searching skills to enable them maximize the use of information resources. It was concluded that information are access in prints and non-print formats, through the use of computers and are not restricted. Lack of awareness, inaccessibility of library resources, poor explosion of information, bad environment and lack of bibliographic control are the problems hindering users/patrons from accessing and using information resources from the library. The following recommendations are made; More of the prints and non-prints resources be made available in the library, information resources should be well organized/displayed in the library for users to be able to see and access, the library staff should improve on their information explosion, the library should be conducive for use by users among others.