Emerging trends in university of buea library and the realization of global education by medical students
Abstract
This study made use of medical students in the Faculty of Health Sciences to investigate the emerging trends in University of Buea Library (UBL) towards the realization of global education. The population consisted of 1049 students in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) University of Buea, South West Region (SWR) of Cameroon. Proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques were respectively adopted in the selection and use of a sample size of 500 medical students which represented 51% of the population. Percentage was used as a statistical tool in analyzing the data. The findings of the study revealed that UBL is very much at the fore front of major emerging trends in librarianship which foster global education through research. However, it was recommended that University Librarian, Vice Chancellor and other stake holders should put hand on deck to ensure adequate utility of available information resources in the library.
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