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Perception Of External Control, Effort Expectancy And Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Undergraduates In Selected Universities In Nigeria, Bayor Odelami, Oluyomi Folorunso, Magnus Osahon Igbinovia
Perception Of External Control, Effort Expectancy And Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Undergraduates In Selected Universities In Nigeria, Bayor Odelami, Oluyomi Folorunso, Magnus Osahon Igbinovia
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The study examined the relationship between external control, effort expectancy and use of EIRs among undergraduates in two selected universities in Oyo State, Nigeria. The survey research design of correlational type was adopted for this study across undergraduates in Ajayi Crowther University (N=1,619) and Lead City University (N=2,046), with a total population of 3,665. The study found that both independent variables of external control and effort expectancy had individual significant relationship with undergraduates’ use of EIRs. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between perception of external control and effort expectancy in the use of EIRs. Both independent variables when …