THE ASSESSMENT OF PATRONAGE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FOR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AMONG STAFF AND STUDENTS OF ADEYEMI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION ONDO, ONDO STATE

This study investigated the Assessment of patronage of the university library for academic activities among staff and students. The sample size consists of 100 respondents randomly selected among staff and students of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo. 4 research questions were raised, answered and tested. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the respondent regularly visit the university library to borrow books or access other resources, wilized the university library's online databases or e-resources for research or academic purpose, The findings revealed that they are aware of the various types of resources available at the university library, including books, journals, and electronic databases, also, the study revealed that they are aware that the university library provides access to a wide range of academic books and journals, and the findings revealed that time constraints often prevent some from visiting the library for academic purposes. Some find it challenging to locate specific resources within the library. The study therefore recommends that a good percentage of the University fund should be made available regularly for the university libraries effective running without constrain, the library staff should adapt sales man ship working ethics with the principle of customer first and that customers are always right thereby establishing a more cordial relationship with the clientele for comprehensive use of library information resources and services as this will encourage the University community to visit library constantly, the University Librarian should draw up an acquisition policy document that spelt out clearly collection development guideline, there should be constant shelving reading in order to display the misplaced materials on the shelves and correct such mis-shelved or deliberately hidden books on the shelves and finally, bulletin and notice boards should also be used to announce new arrivals and additions to the libraries collections for the attention of their users.