GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The main aim of this study was to examine multi-colour and instructional
guides as predictors of students’ utilisation of information services in
University of California library. A survey research design was adopted for the
study. The study was conducted in University of California library. The
population of the study was registered undergraduate students in faculty of
education, University of California library. Simple random sampling technique
was used to select 260 females and 162 males from faculty of education,
University of California library, giving a total of 422 registered undergraduate
students that made up the sample size used for the study. The main
instruments used in this study were questionnaires titled "Multi-Colour Guide
and Instructional Guide Questionnaire" (MGIGQ) and "Information Services
Utilization Questionnaire" (SUISQ). The instrument was given to three
research experts for face validation to ensure its validity. Two assessors were
from the Department of Education Foundations, Guidance, and Counseling
and one from Library Science Unit of the Department of Educational
Technology and Library Science, all in the University of California. Cronbach
Alpha Technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the
instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.86, and this was high
enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the
data generated for this study to appropriate statistical analysis, such as
regression coefficient analysis to answer research questions (i.e., R and R2-
value) of Simple Linear Regression Analysis. While the F-value of the Simple
Linear Regression Analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05
alpha level. The study revealed and concluded that the extent to which multicolour guide predicts students’ utilization of information services in the
University of California library is significant. Also, that the extent to which
instructional guide predicts students’ utilization of information services in the
University of California library is significant. One of the recommendations
made in the study was that librarians should ensure that signs contain clear
and precise information and that instructional signs should conform to the
arrangement of materials on the shelf units to avoid confusion and
frustration in accessing information and other library services.