PROBLEMS OF EDUCATING AND TRAINING OF LIBRARY AND INFOR SCIENCES STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

THIS STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATING AND TRAINING OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA USING IBARAPA POLYTECHNIC  AS CASE STUDY. SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDY WAS AIMED AT FINDING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACED BY STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; IDENTIFYING THE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS OF LIS TOWARDS THE TRAINING; DISCOVERING THE PERCEPTION OF THE PROFESSION BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC; IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST THE EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE. THE STUDY EMPLOYED THE SURVEY DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN. A TOTAL OF 50 RESPONSES WERE VALIDATED FROM THE SURVEY. FROM THE RESPONSES OBTAINED AND ANALYSED, THE FINDINGS OR THE STUDY REVEALED THAT THERE ARE SERIES OF PROBLEMS FACED BY STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE WHICH INCLUDE; CROWDING DURING LECTURES AND EXAM PERIOD, SLOW SPEED OF THE INTERNET, NOISE FROM STUDENTS DURING LECTURES ETC. AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, THE ATTITUDES OF LIS STUDENTS TOWARDS THE TRAINING OF THEIR FIELD IS FOUND TO BE NEGATIVE. IT WAS ALSO REVEALED THAT  THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS A POSITIVE PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AS A PROFESSION. IT WAS DISCLOSED THAT; DEARTH OF PROFESSIONAL IT LIBRARIANS TO TEACH THE LIS STUDENTS, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE, POOR FUNDING, POOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, ICT ILLITERACY ETC ARE THE PROBLEMS MILITATING THE EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION