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    Information Resources Management and Perceived Academic Achievement of Physically Challenged Students in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State
    (Lead City University, 2022-12) Adedoyin Bukola JOHNSON
    For physically challenged students to acquire the kind of education that can make the self-reliant and useful to society, they must be provided with all necessary support including access to relevant information resources. However, the observed level of school library services to physically challenged students is below expectations. This study examined the influence of information resources management on the perceived academic achievement of physically challenged students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research method. A structured questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for data collection. The study population comprises 304 physically challenged students from Cheshire Special School Ijokodo, Ibadan, Oyo State. Total enumeration was used due to the manageable size of the population. The findings show that availability (ß=0.420, t=3.690, p<0.05) and accessibility to information resources (ß=1.008, t=6.297, p<0.05) individually have a positive influence on the perceived academic achievement by the students. However, it was found that library resources use (ß=-.105, t=-.881, p>0.05) has no significant influence on perceived academic achievement among the study respondents. Testing the combined effect of availability, accessibility and use of information resources also revealed that accessibility (ß=1.009, t=6.070, p>0.05) is the only significant predictor of perceived academic achievement while other variables such as availability (ß=.257, t =2.388, p<0.05) and use of library resources (ß=-.282, t =-2.542, p<0.05) are not significant predictors. The study, therefore, concluded that there is a need to reform collection development practices in school libraries especially for physically challenged students to ensure they can effectively meet users’ information needs. The study recommended that library services to physically challenged students should be focused on creating access to relevant information resources. Keywords: Library Information Resources, Perceived Academic Achievement, Information Access, Library Patronage, Physically Challenged Students. Word Count: 272