STUDENTS’ ASSESSMENT OF ICT FACILITIES IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: A CASE STUDY OF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, BINGHAM UNIVERSITYKARU, NASA RAWASTATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

This paper investigated students’ assessment of ICT facilities in information retrieval in College of Medicine and Health Sciences library, Bingham University, Plateau state, Nigeria. Six research questions were used to guide the study and structured questionnaire was also used to collect data for the study. Survey research is been employed and also, using questionnaire to gather responses of the respondents. A total of hundred (100) questionnaires were administered using random sampling technique ninety-five (95) were duly completed and returned. Frequency and simple percentage were used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that most of the ICT facilities in the College library are used every day for information retrieval. It also reveals that the major problem encountered by the students in using ICT facilities was poor Internet services and constant power failure. Recommendations were proffered on how to improve the ICT facilities in the library.