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Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

2016

Electronic information resources

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Preservation Skills And Strategies Of Electronic Information Resources In Digital Era: Case Of University Of Kwazulu-Natal Libraries, George Firmin Kavishe, Frankwell Dulle Nov 2016

Preservation Skills And Strategies Of Electronic Information Resources In Digital Era: Case Of University Of Kwazulu-Natal Libraries, George Firmin Kavishe, Frankwell Dulle

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to report results of a study on investigation of the preservation skills and strategies being used by the University of KwaZulu-Natal libraries in preserving electronic information resources (EIRs) to ensure their long term availability and access. Respondents are engaged through a census sampling technique and instrument for data collection is self-administered questionnaire comprising closed and open questions. A quantitative approach using the survey research design is used. Data is analyzed using Statistical package for the Social Sciences version 20. The analysis of the results reveals that there is intermediated level of ICT knowledge and …


Students’ Perception, Use And Challenges Of Electronic Information Resources In Federal University Of Petroleum Resources Effurun Library In Nigeria, Saturday U. Omeluzor, Alarape Asimi Akibu Ph.D., Olusipe Abiodun Akinwoye Jun 2016

Students’ Perception, Use And Challenges Of Electronic Information Resources In Federal University Of Petroleum Resources Effurun Library In Nigeria, Saturday U. Omeluzor, Alarape Asimi Akibu Ph.D., Olusipe Abiodun Akinwoye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ perception, use and challenges of electronic information resources in Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. A census sampling technique was used and data was gathered from Two hundred and forty-nine students of 500 level in the Departments in College of Technology. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while regression analysis was used to analyze result of the hypothesis. The result revealed that electronic information resources are used at different level by the respondents with e-journal, e-database, web OPAC and …