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/LPP/ Library Philosophy and Practice 2011 ISSN 1522-0222 Library Habits of Distance Learning Students of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Airen Adetimirin Godwin Omogbhe Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria Introduction Distance learning is often described as the formalized learning received while the student is on a location outside the university campus. Both the teacher and student are expected to have minimal physical contact, but much reliance on electronic communication and independent studding. Distance learning as defined by Oladeji (2000) is an educational programme designed for those who could not, may be for family, financial or some other reasons, attend existing educational institutions to acquire learning without necessarily becoming regular students of such institutions. He stressed that distance education is considered as a branch of adult education where the clientele may comprise of those who have no exposure of any kind to formal education, or those who dropped out of the formal school system and those who wish to supplement their formal education. Distance learning usually refers to open learning applied to situations in which there is a geographical expiration between the learner and the leaning institution. The focus is on the needs of the individual students and is more learner-centered. The learner chooses the place of study, time and pace of learning. Distance learning is particularly beneficial to the students as they could learn from their chosen locations which could be thousand miles away. Distance learning has become more popular in recent times because it is cost- saving for universities to reduce the number of residential and full-time students. However, distance learning normally should demand much use of library resources, audio-visual media and information and communication technology. These are essential for communicatin