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 multi-colour 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.