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want reading space. Reading rooms B, E and F had core discipline patronage of 14.3%, 26.2% and 18.6%respectively.With respect to migratory discipline patronage, Reading Room B had the highest patronage (48.5%). ExcludingReading Room D which was not assigned to any Faculty, Reading Room E had the lowest migratory disciplinepatronage (15.5%) while the Reading Rooms C, F, and G recorded 24.4%, 29.8% and 28.2% respectively. Onthe average core discipline patronage accounted for 30.32% while migratory discipline patronage was 29.28%as shown in Table 5. The closeness of the figures revealed an almost equal core and migratory disciplinepatronage of Hezekiah Oluwasanmi library reading rooms.Table 5: A comparison of core discipline and migratory discipline patronage in reading roomsReading room Core discipline patronage Migratory discipline patronageB 14.3 48.5C 40.9 24.4E 26.2 15.5F 18.6 29.8G 51.6 28.2Total 151.6 146.4Average 30.32 29.28It could be said that reading room patronage accounted for about 65% while the remaining 35% of HOL userspatronize research/special collections of the library. Additionally, the 60% reading room patronage were almostan equal mixture of core discipline and migratory discipline patronage. However, considering the fact that theresearch/special collections of the library consist of materials relevant to all disciplines, we could assume thatthe users of these facilities are also core discipline patrons. In this wise, core discipline patronage of HOL risesfrom 30.32% to 65.32%. This could be considered a good degree of compliance with the Faculty-based facilityprovision of HOL and would enhance purposeful learning and research for which the library is set up.CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONThis study revealed dynamism of reading room patronage among Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library patrons. Therewas an almost equal patronage of reading rooms from both core discipline (30.32%) and migratory discipline(29.28%) users. The study also showed that about 65% of the patrons use the reading rooms while the remaining35% utilize the library’s research/special collections. Considering the research/special collection users as corediscipline users, HOL has an overall core discipline patronage of 65.32%. The philosophy of discipline facilitiesprovision and patronage was found suitable and workable in Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library. The causal factorsbehind the observed migratory behavioral pattern remain the subject of another study. It is recommended thatfurther studies be carried out on the possible factors affecting migratory patronage and its effect on collectionusage.REFERENCESCrawford, W. (Mar/Apr 1999) “Library Space” Online 23 (2), pp 61-66.http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=6&hid=113&sid=b41cc935-b6be-4899-abdbef8884b79bf2%40sessionmgr103Accessed March 2009Hall, R. B. (1978) “The Library space utilization methodology” Library Journal, December 1, 2379 – 2382.Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University (1986) “Guide to the Library”, rev. ed., Ile-Ife,Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, 1986 amended 1989, 20p.Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library Website (2008) “History” http://www.library.oauife.edu.ng/history.htmlAccessed March 2008Klein, M. S. (1977) “Space utilization in Hospital Libraries with space shortages” Bulletin of medical LibraryAssociation, 65 (1):63 – 65.155
Library of Congress (October 2008) “A Sunny Space: European Reading Room get a new home” Library ofCongress Information bulletin 67 (10). http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0810/european.html AccessedMarch 2009McMaster University Libraries (2004) “Public space utilization survey (2004)” McMaster University Libraries,Hamilton, Ontario. http://library.mcmaster.ca/mission/public-space Accessed 11 th May, 2008.Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (2008) “About OAU”http://www.oauife.edu.ng/about_oau/index.php Accessed March 2008.156
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