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The article discusses a study on several factors influencing library usage by academic staff and students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It notes that several factors including discipline, age, and gender has an influence on usage patterns and preferences. The study found that both academic staff and students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta use the university library at different degrees.

The article explores the challenges of the twenty-four library services in Kenneth Dike Library at the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria. It mentions that Kenneth Dike Library at the University of Ibadan has started the twenty-four library services in July 2011 to expand the scope of information service delivery to all the potential users of the library. It found that the library lacks staff to effectively manage the teaming library users who turn up at night to make use of the library.

The article discusses a study on several factors influencing the increase in the number of students that patronize the Lagos State University Library, at the Lagos State University, in Lagos, Nigeria. The study was conducted to 207 students of the university using a questionnaire tiled Patronage of the University Library (PATUL). It found that significant relationship exists between the level of students and patronage of the library.

The article discusses the contribution of library and information science (LIS) educators in Nigeria in providing values-based learning to students. Topics include the National Policy of Education (NPE) in Nigeria for tertiary education focused on academic and intellectual development with no mandate for teachers in character building and imparting values to students. Also cited are LIS education training that could include being polite to library users, extending help and listening to others.

The article discusses the impact of information seeking behavior and information sources on the quality of obtained information and the assessed information needs of agricultural students in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Topics include details relating to the existing models of information behavior, and how libraries can utilize knowledge of information seeking behavior to better meet the needs of their users.

The article presents a study which investigates information needs of users at the Kwara State Library in Ilorin, Nigeria. It presents the objectives of the study including identifying how various information needs are met, establishing the constraints militating against meeting the needs and finding out other ways by which they satisfy their information needs. Furthermore, the conclusion and recommendations are also discussed.

The article presents a case study of the use of the library by the students at the Akani-Ibiam Federal Polytechnic in Unwana Afikpo, Nigeria. It explores the usage of various resources in the library such as available materials, function of the staffs in the effectiveness of the materials, and the problems that are faced by the students in gaining access to those materials. It discusses the history of the library, its objectives, and its lack of Internet connectivity.