Effect of library orientation on School libraries in Japan

Abstract

To make the better use of the school library, library orientation plays a very important role. Library orientation is not only teach students how to use the library, but also have effects the Life-long learning. This study aims to clarify the following two points; (1) whether the students remember or not about library orientation, (2) the effects of the library orientation in the school library. The data were collected via a questionnaire survey with 1,540 freshman belong to the university of Tsukuba. A total number of 226 (14.7%) survey responses were collected from the students. Students who remember about library orientation was 58 percent. The result of the study suggests that if the library orientation has been carried out effectively, it will be attract more students to come to the library. Otherwise, the use of the library will become less and less, and will be forgotten in the end.