Use of Electronic Resources by Undergraduates in Selected Private University libraries in South-west, Nigeria
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2021-04-24
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Archlib & Information Services Ltd
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to focus on the use
of electronic resources by undergraduates in
three private university libraries in South-west,
Nigeria. It further seeks to examine the frequency
of use of e-resources and problems encountered
by undergraduates while using electronic
resources. A survey research design was adopted
for the study. The population of the study was
4,913 undergraduates of mission-owned private
universities in South-west, Nigeria. A stratified
sampling technique was used to draw a sample
size of 370. Data was collected with a
questionnaire. The findings showed that the
majority of the respondents used e-resources to
find relevant information in their area of studies;
wrote term papers/did their assignments, and
updated their knowledge. The findings also
showed that e-resources were regularly used
among undergraduates. The study concluded that
poor connectivity and electricity failure
constituted the major challenges to the use of eresources
among undergraduates. The study
recommended that efforts should be made by
universities and library management in the
selected institutions to improve on the bandwidth
and enhance the Internet connectivity.