An Assessment of Information-Seeking Behaviour of Postgraduate Students in the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan

The study focused on information-seeking behaviour of postgraduate students in the faculty of education, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive research was used for the study and the questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The total population of the study comprised 1,703 postgraduate students from the faculty of education, University of Ibadan. Simple random sampling techniques were used and 20% of postgraduate students were selected which comprised 342 students. The questionnaire was analysed using simple frequency tables, percentages, mean and standard deviation for research questions. The findings of the study revealed that lecture notes and handouts, school library, using the Internet, consulting and photocopying colleagues’ notes, textbooks, thesis/dissertations, print journals, research articles, review articles, research reports and seminars are the major sources of information available to postgraduate students of faculty of education, University of Ibadan. The findings of the study also revealed that the majority of the postgraduate students from the faculty of education seek information through the Internet.