Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaInformation needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria
This paper investigated information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinants of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria. Survey research design of the correlation type was adopted. The stratified random sampling was used to select 2875 inmat...
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Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências
2016
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| author | Emasealu, Helen Uzoezi Popoola, Sunday Olanrewaju |
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| description | This paper investigated information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinants of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria. Survey research design of the correlation type was adopted. The stratified random sampling was used to select 2875 inmates from the population of 4,823 in 12 prisons with functional libraries. A questionnaire titled Information need, accessibility, utilization and psychological well-being of Prison Inmates was used to collect data on the sampled 2875 inmates out of which 2759 correctly completed questionnaire resulting in a response rate of 95.34%, were used in data analysis. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of correlation analyses. The study found that there was significant multiple correlation among information needs, accessibility to library information resources, utilization of library information resources and psychological well-being of the inmates (r=0.665.p? 0.05). Also, there was significant relationship between: psychological well-being and accessibility to library information resources by prison inmates (r=0.438; p? 0.05); utilization of library information resources (r= .410; p?05), and information needs (r=.454; p? 05). Result also indicated that information needs, accessibility to library information resources and utilization of library information resources are very critical ingredients in determining the psychological well-being of prison inmates. Consequently, all stakeholders should endeavour to equip prison libraries with relevant and current information resources for improved psychological well-being of prison inmates |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO705722022-03-21T17:22:58Z Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria Emasealu, Helen Uzoezi Popoola, Sunday Olanrewaju Psychological well being Information needs Library information resources accessibility Library information resources utilization Prison inmates Nigeria This paper investigated information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinants of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria. Survey research design of the correlation type was adopted. The stratified random sampling was used to select 2875 inmates from the population of 4,823 in 12 prisons with functional libraries. A questionnaire titled Information need, accessibility, utilization and psychological well-being of Prison Inmates was used to collect data on the sampled 2875 inmates out of which 2759 correctly completed questionnaire resulting in a response rate of 95.34%, were used in data analysis. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of percentages, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of correlation analyses. The study found that there was significant multiple correlation among information needs, accessibility to library information resources, utilization of library information resources and psychological well-being of the inmates (r=0.665.p? 0.05). Also, there was significant relationship between: psychological well-being and accessibility to library information resources by prison inmates (r=0.438; p? 0.05); utilization of library information resources (r= .410; p?05), and information needs (r=.454; p? 05). Result also indicated that information needs, accessibility to library information resources and utilization of library information resources are very critical ingredients in determining the psychological well-being of prison inmates. Consequently, all stakeholders should endeavour to equip prison libraries with relevant and current information resources for improved psychological well-being of prison inmates 2016-11-01 2022-03-21T17:22:58Z 2022-03-21T17:22:58Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/bjis/article/view/5034 10.36311/1981-1640.2016.v10n2.05.p29 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/70572 eng https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/bjis/article/view/5034/4217 application/pdf Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2016) Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research Trends; Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2016) Brazilian Journal of Information Science: research trends; v. 10 n. 2 (2016) 1981-1640 |
| spellingShingle | Psychological well being Information needs Library information resources accessibility Library information resources utilization Prison inmates Nigeria Emasealu, Helen Uzoezi Popoola, Sunday Olanrewaju Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title | Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title_full | Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title_short | Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria |
| title_sort | information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in nigeria |
| topic | Psychological well being Information needs Library information resources accessibility Library information resources utilization Prison inmates Nigeria |
| url | https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/bjis/article/view/5034 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/70572 |