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The study examined library user education as it correlates with students' use of information resources in private university libraries in Edo state, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used. Four research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study comprised 7400 undergraduate students at the three private universities in Edo state. A simple random sampling technique was used to determine the sample size, which is 891 students, representing 65% of the total population. The study's sample size was determined using the Taro Yamane sample size formula. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The study's data were reviewed to see whether there was any internal consistency of reliability, and a reliability coefficient of 0.98 was gotten through the Cronbach Alpha method. The questionnaire was deemed credible based on the coefficient obtained. Data were analyzed with frequency counts, simple percentages, and Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) version 23 was used to generate the mean and standard deviation while Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 significant level. The findings revealed that the majority of the students used the library information resources daily with textbooks and digital resources being the most commonly used. The study also established that the students have a positive perception of the impacts of library user education on the use of information resources and that no challenges are hindering the effective use of information resources in the libraries. Lastly, the test of hypothesis shows that there is a significant relationship between library user education and student's use of information resources in private university libraries in Edo state. The positive relationship implied that library user education enhanced students' use of information resources in the libraries. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that the university library administrators should regularly plan and enhance library user education training to better meet users' information demands. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was intended to investigate law reports exploitation in a faculty of law library, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted in carrying out the study. In order to achieve the stated objective, research questions and hypothesis were developed to guide the study. A total of one hundred and eighteen (118) copies of the structured questionnaire were distributed among the law students, one hundred and four(104) were properly filled and retrieved making up an 88.1% respondence rate. Data was analyzed using frequency tables, simple percentages and chi-square. The study revealed that the likely factors that are accountable for the insufficiency of law reports in law library are insufficient fund to be able to acquire law reports, stealing and mutilation of the reports by the users, number of students exceeds the available copies of the law reports, the absence of judgement of counts online has made it practically difficult for many students to have access to judgements. Based on the research findings, it is therefore recommended that law library should be adequately funded to be able to acquire sufficient copies of weekly and monthly law reports needed in the library for the users. The law library management should try to increase the number of copies of law reports that are being subscribed to, as it will help to reduce theft and mutilations of the law reports. Also judgements of the courts in Nigeria should be digitalized so that they can be accessed online, since no law library can afford to satisfy her patrons no matter how rich the law library can be, there is the need for law libraries to form consortium to assist one another, finally subscription to weekly and monthly law reports should be acquired as when due to avoid acquiring them as back issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]