Bidemi Aderibaki and Oyindamola Bakare
The librarian of Ondo State-owned polytechnic, Owo, yesterday adviced students to put more effort to studying in the Library as the reading habit among students is deteriorating.
During an interview by our correspondent with the institution's librarian, Mrs Adeniyi F.R, concerning the usage of Library, said students interest towards studying has reduced to the least stage and the act ought to have been the most suitable means to develop oneself in the institution.
"An institution without a library is a car without an engine, which mean the main reason for student in the campus is to gain knowledge and stay focused through reading in the library," she said.
Furthermore, Adeniyi pointed out how technology has so much improved by providing mostly every useful detail information online but the shabby act of reading habit has limited the level of ones development.
"Technology have improved a lot with the help of individuals phones, but why are we not maximising this opportunity to read, gain knowledge and also increase our reading skill to tackle poor reading culture in this generation?
"However, during examination, student tends to make use of the library in order to patch up their lag but this act remain unideal for the students because nothing can be gained during that short period. All they could accumulate during that period is temporary.
"Overwhelming thanks to the Tietiary institution Trust fund, TETFUND, for sponsoring the institution's library by releasing funds for purchasing of new trend of book on academic curriculum and also subscribing for data base of the polytechnic E-library that involves books, journal, and other online related library discipline," She added.
Notwithstanding, she adviced individual and students to improve in their Reading skills. She said; "Ignorance is a diesease that cannot be cured by doctor but by self determination."
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