Exploring factors shaping library engagement and satisfaction: A study of students with visual impairment in South-Eastern Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1. List of selected institutions, population of students with visual impairment and source of population data.

S/no	Institutions	Population	Source of data
1	College of the Immaculate Conception Enugu, Enugu State	5	Vice Principal Academic
2	Girls Secondary School, Ngwo, Enugu State	7	Vice Principal
3	Queens College, Enugu, Enugu State	5	Principal
4	Federal Government College, Enugu, Enugu State	4	Principal
5	Special Education Center for the Blind, Afaraukwu-Umuahia, Abia State	29	Principal
6	Government College Umuahia, Abia State	7	Vice Principal Academic
7	Christ the King College, Onitsha, Anambra State	5	Principal
8	Dennis Memorial Grammar School (DMGS) Onitsha, Anambra State	6	Principal
9	Holy Rosary College Umuahia, Abia State	5	Principal
10	Mbaise Boys Secondary School, Mbaise, Imo State	7	Principal
11	Orlu Girls Secondary School (Morning Star), Orlu, Imo State	4	Vice Principal

N = 84.

Table 2. Relative influence of information needs, library services, media format availability and accessibility on library use.

Model	Unstandardized coefficient		Standardized coefficients	F	Sig
	B	Std. Error	Beta
Constant	1.457	.905		1.609	.114
Information needs	1.650	.112	.314	2.633	.011
Library service provision	.295	.035	.288	3.024	.004
Library service accessibility	.105	.470	.429	3.510	.001
Media format availability	−.293	.147	−.186	1.993	.052

Table 3. Relative influence of information needs, library services, media-format availability and accessibility on user-satisfaction of the students with visual impairment.

Model	Unstandardized coefficient		Standardized coefficients	T	Sig
	B	Std. Error	Beta
Constant	30.147	.322		.456	.650
Information needs	1.666	.179	.666	9.297	.000
Library services	.103	.040	.181	2.579	.013
Library accessibility	.057	.012	.265	4.659	.000
Media-formats availability	.058	.054	.059	1.073	.289

Table 4. Impediments to library use and user-satisfaction.

Impediments	Frequency	Percentage (%)	Mean	SD
Unavailability of needed media formats	42	77.8	0.78	0.420
Content of media formats	39	72.2	0.70	0.451
Outdated media formats	37	68.5	0.69	0.469
Unavailability of equipment for media format use	32	59.3	0.69	0.450
Inaccessibility of the media formats	28	51.9	0.59	0.469
Dysfunctional equipment for media format use	28	51.9	0.52	0.504
Lack of recording studio	28	51.9	0.52	0.504
Atmosphere in the library not conducive	17	31.5	0.31	0.469
Inaccessibility of locations within the library	9	16.7	0.17	0.376
Unfriendliness attitude of the library staff	8	14.8	0.15	0.359
Amount of time spent waiting for needed service	28	51.9	0.01	0.000
Borrowing privileges not guaranteed	31	57.4	0.00	0.000
Limited library opening hours	–		0.00	0.000

Table 5. Model summary of level of information needs, library services, media-format availability and accessibility, prediction of library use.

Model	R	R Square	Adjusted R Square	Std. Error of the Estimate
1	.701	.491	.482	1.299
2	.750	.562	.545	1.217
3	.773	.598	.574	1.177

Predictors: (Constant), information needs.

Predictors: (Constant), information needs, accessibility to library service.

Predictors: (Constant), information needs, accessibility to library service, library service provision.

Dependent Variable: Library use.

Table 6. Model summary of information needs, library services, media-format availability and accessibility, prediction of satisfaction with library service.

Model	R	R Square	Adjusted R Square	Std. Error of the Estimate
1	.892	.795	.791	.506
2	.922	.850	.843	.439
3	.935	.874	.866	.405

Predictors: (Constant), information needs.

Predictors: (Constant), information needs, accessibility to library service.

Predictors: (Constant), information needs, library service accessibility, library service provision.