Challenges Confronting Undergraduate Students in the Use of Electronic Information Resources in Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye

Authors

  • Sambo Atanda Saliu Federal University of Petroleum Resources Library, Delta State, Nigeria
  • Onasote Ayoola Olusegun Olabisi Onabanjo University Library, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Hindrance, Use, Electronic, Information, Resources, Academic libraries

Abstract

This study examined challenges confronting undergraduate students in the use of electronic information  resources (EIR) in Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye Library (OOUAI). Two objectives were  guided the study. The study sample population comprised 8,225registered undergraduate students of the  libraries (2019/2020) academic sessions. The instrument used for data collection in this study was  questionnaire. Research questions were answered using frequency, chart and percentages. The results  shows that majority of the respondents strongly agreed and agreed that lack of skills to access the  database, constants power supply, lack of proper maintenance, insufficient e-resources in my field and  difficulties in identifying relevant information to meet my information needs among others are burden  to the use of EIR in academic libraries. The findings, also, indicated ways of improving use of EIR such  as increasing time of accessing the e-resources create awareness and encourage users to use e-resources,  training and retraining of e-library users and provision of alternative power supply among others.  Suitable recommended were offered. 

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Published

2021-12-15

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2021): Library Progress (International) (Jul-Dec) 2021

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Challenges Confronting Undergraduate Students in the Use of Electronic Information Resources in Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye . (2021). Library Progress (International), 41(2), 297–306. https://doi.org/10.48165/