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The Impact Of Electronic Information Resources On The Reading Habits Of Library Users At Osun State University, Nigeria, Jelili Adeyinka Liasu, Sirajudeen Femi Bakrin May 2022

The Impact Of Electronic Information Resources On The Reading Habits Of Library Users At Osun State University, Nigeria, Jelili Adeyinka Liasu, Sirajudeen Femi Bakrin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Electronic Information Resources otherwise known as Electronic Resources (ERs) is a global platform for information delivery, especially in the teaching and learning environment. This work investigates the impact ERs could have in revamping the dwindling reading culture among the students of Osun State University. The quantitative method was adopted through the use of a survey. A random sampling technique was used to select 388 respondents as the sample size from the total population of users. A predetermined structured questionnaire was deployed as the instrument of gathering data for the research study, administered to the selected respondents, returned and the data …


Information Literacy Skills And Utilisation Of Electronic Information Resources By Postgraduate Students In Nigeria, Jeremiah Emeka Ugwulebo, Omorodion Okuonghae Jan 2021

Information Literacy Skills And Utilisation Of Electronic Information Resources By Postgraduate Students In Nigeria, Jeremiah Emeka Ugwulebo, Omorodion Okuonghae

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated information literacy skills and utilization of electronic information resources by postgraduate students in Nigeria. The study adopted the ex post facto research design to investigate the relationship that exists between information literacy skill variables and the utilization of electronic information resources by postgraduate students in Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 3,744 postgraduate students from three federal universities in Nigeria, namely; University of Uyo, Uyo; University of Calabar, Calabar and University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt. The sample size for the study is 374 respondents which was determined using the Taro Yamane’s (1969) method for …


The Use Of Electronic Resources Postgraduate Students Of The University Of Cape Coast, Ebenezer Ankrah, Diana Atuase Jan 2018

The Use Of Electronic Resources Postgraduate Students Of The University Of Cape Coast, Ebenezer Ankrah, Diana Atuase

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have radically taken over every sphere of activity in university libraries. Academic libraries owe it a key duty to keep pace with technological advancement in order to cope with users’ continual sophisticated information requirements. The main purpose of this study was to examine the use of electronic resources by postgraduate students of the University of Cape Coast, and with a view of giving recommendations based on findings. The major objectives of the study are: (1) To determine postgraduate students’ awareness of electronic resources in the library. (2) To find out the frequency of …