Evaluation of User Education Programmes and Resources used by Undergraduates of Two Selected Federal University Libraries in South East, Nigeria.

his study evaluates user education programmes of two federal university libraries in South East, Nigeria, for enhanced access and use of digital resources. A population of 6,249 undergraduate users was studied using descriptive survey. A sample size of 376 was determined using Taro Yemen's formula. Data was obtained via questionnaire and quantitatively examined using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study reveal provision of library orientation (=3.65), course-related instruction (=3.06) individualised instruction (=2.87) and library tours (=2.67) to users of the libraries under study; the grand mean of 2.93 (SD=1.00) indicates that the programmes enhance users' access and use of digital resources to a high extent. This notwithstanding, inconsistent power supply and a lack of ICT infrastructure were identified challenges to the success of the programmes in the study area. However, a supportive environment and creative teaching strategies were suggested for the programmes' effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]