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Technology Acceptance Model As A Predictor Of Using Information System’ To Acquire Information Literacy Skills, Oluwole Olumide Durodolu Phd

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract:

The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is gaining popularity for understanding the relationship between humans and technology through Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEU). The foremost rationale for adopting the TAM in this study was to present a foundation for ascertaining the impact of external variables on internal beliefs, personal abilities, attitude, mind-set and intention in attaining Information Literacy (IL) skills. The TAM is an information system theory that propagates stages to be followed by information seekers or learners in the acceptance, inculcating and utilisation of new technology to achieve information literacy skills. This study evaluates the …

Information Literacy Skills And Awareness Of Electronic Information Resources As Influencing Factors Of Their Use By Postgraduate Students In Two Universities In South-West Nigeria, Chukwuemeka O. Azubuike Mr, Chukwuemeka O. Azubuike

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This work focused on Information literacy skills and awareness of electronic information resources as influencing factors of their use by postgraduate students in two Universities in South-West Nigeria.

The need for this study was prompted after observing that most postgraduate students in Nigerian Universities have poor information literacy skills and awareness of electronic information resources which could be due to inadequate end user training, poor search skills, mass irrelevant information, slow internet connectivity, the need to filter the results from the search of information, failure to find information, inaccessibility of some information sources etc. This therefore raises a question of …

Librarians Conceptions Of Information Literacy In Three Federal Universities In South East Nigeria: Implications For Effective Implementations Of Information Literacy Programmes, Ebele N. Anyaoku

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy education in Nigeria is yet to be fully developed and supported by a national standard. The paper examined librarians conceptions of information literacy in three Federal Universities in South East Nigeria and perceptions of its value for students in institutions of higher learning and draws on the implications for development of optimal formalized information literacy programmes in Nigerian universities. The research is a cross- sectional survey research which used questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The questionnaire contained both structured and open ended questions. Sample was 63 librarians from three Federal Universities. Eight themes were gleaned from …