INFLUENCE OF AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY LAPAI – PILOT STUDY

Abstract

This paper examined the influence of availability, accessibility and use of information resources for research productivity of faculty members in the library of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger state. Five research questions and one null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The study adopted case study research design and the population comprised of 377 faculty members and 40 was used for pilot study. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistic (person product moment correlation (PPMC) to answer the five (5) research questions and one null hypothesis respectively. The findings revealed that information resources were available and accessible, while research productivity was regarded as an increase in the number of publications produced by faculty members in university system. Irregular power supply and lack of fixed schedules for common laboratory were the serious problems. There was significant relationship between availability of information resources and research productivity of faculty members. It was concluded that despite the availability, accessibility and use of information resources, t here was the problem of power supply and fixed schedules for common laboratory. The study recommended amongst others that the management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai should provide deficient resources such as potent as well as provision for stable and stand-by generating plant for the enhancement of research productivity of faculty members in the university.