Assessment of the influence of intrinsic motivation on undergraduate students' usage of library facilities in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
ISSN: 0143-5124
Article publication date: 15 August 2023
Issue publication date: 14 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study assessed students' intrinsic motivation (basic psychological needs) as predictor of their usage of library facilities in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach
The study adopted the quantitative case study approach. The population of this study consisted of all undergraduate students in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. The systematic random sampling was used in selecting a sample of 129 students. A research question and four hypotheses were raised in the study. Two instruments were adapted and used for data collection: the “Intrinsic Motivation Inventory” (IMI) and “Students' Usage of Library Facilities Scale,” with Cronbach’s alpha reliability indexes of 0.87 and 0.78, respectively. The collected data were analysed using descriptive (frequency counts and percentages) and inferential statistics (linear regression and correlation) at 0.05 alpha level.
Findings
Findings of this study revealed that the extent of usage of library facilities in the university is low; the three basic psychological needs—perceived competence, autonomy and relatedness—significantly predict students' usage of library facilities; significant relationship exist among gender, perceived autonomy and usage of library facilities.
Research limitations/implications
This study is limited to undergraduate usage of library facilities in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti. The quantitative case study research type was adopted, with a sample of 129 students. Data were collected using adapted questionnaires and analysed quantitatively using the SPSS.
Practical implications
The results of this study have implied that the three basic psychological needs influence students' usage of library facilities. Therefore, it is paramount that management of universities and university librarians foster students' intrinsic motivational variables for their enhanced academic performances. Also, faculties and academics by the outcome of this study are to maintain and sustain a functional social network, social interactions and collaborative works among students, while inculcating and improving the levels of students' competences, autonomy and relatedness. Further, the study has hinted the need for university management, librarians and academics to be professionally trained on promoting and sustaining students' competences, autonomy and relatedness. The universities are to continuously organise orientation and enlightenment programmes for both the old and the newly admitted students on the import, impact and usage of university libraries amidst its facilities.
Originality/value
Few studies have been carried out on students' usage of academic libraries especially with regard to their attitudes; however, the challenge of underutilisation of library facilities by students are yet unresolved. There is a dearth of literature regarding the influence of intrinsic motivation (the basic psychological needs) on usage of library facilities among tertiary learners, especially in Nigeria.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Prof. Sylvan Blignaut of the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa, for his critical review and contribution/suggestions in making this work better. The authors also thank him for the “proof-reading.”
Citation
Osiesi, M.P., Adekoya, A.F., Oke, C.C., Aruleba, A.L. and Busiyi, A.O. (2023), "Assessment of the influence of intrinsic motivation on undergraduate students' usage of library facilities in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria", Library Management, Vol. 44 No. 8/9, pp. 484-500. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-05-2022-0045
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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