Availability and Utilization of Information Retrieval Tools by Students in Polytechnic Libraries in Bauchi State, Nigeria
The study investigated the availability of information retrieval tools and its utilization by students in polytechnic libraries in Bauchistate, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 368 registered library users from 2 selected polytechnics in Bauchi state during 2018/2019 academic session. Cross sectional research design was employed using a structured questionnaire to collect data. Data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses was tested using independent sample t test at 0.05 level of significance. The statistical test observed is 0.336 greater than 0.05 (P>0.05) which reveal that there is no significant difference on the type of information retrieval tools available for information access in Federal Polytechnic Bauchi and AbubakarTatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi. The study equally reveal thatutilization of information retrieval tools is relatively low in the institutions studied. It was recommended that electronic search tools should be provided to ease access to electronic resources and motivate students to use information retrieval tools independently.