Awareness and Use of Electronic Information Resources in Polytechnic Library Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria.

2019 ◽  
pp. 223-231
Author(s):  
Mustapha H.T. ◽  
Ahmad A.O. ◽  
Saka Katamba A.
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Electronic Information Resources

The study investigated the awareness and use of electronic information resources in the Polytechnic library Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria. The study was anchored on four objectives and one hypothesis. Survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consisted of 1,373 full time National Diploma (ND) II and High National Diploma (HND) II students and a sample size of 301 respondents was adopted through random sampling technique. Structured and four rating scale questionnaire and observation check-list were used as data collection instruments. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that e-books, e-journals, CD-ROM data bases and online e-resources databases were the available electronic information resources in the Polytechnic library Zungeru. The level of awareness of electronic information resources was low, while the mean frequency use of library electronic information resources was on monthly basis. Some of the challenges encountered in the use of electronic information resources include: inadequate awareness of the electronic information resources, irregular power supply and inadequate Internet facilities in the library. The study recommended that electronic information resources such as electronic theses/dissertations should be acquired and made available to students; the library management should use education program to sensitise students more on the availability and usefulness of the electronic information resources to their studies. The library management should also ensure that acquisition policy is tailored towards users‟ information needs.

A Study on Information Seeking Behavior among the Scientists in Defence Avionics Research Establishment

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-61
Author(s):  
M. Josephine Nirmala ◽  
K. Divyananda
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Warfare ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Seeking Behavior

The present study discusses the attitude of information seeking behavior among the scientists of Defence Avionics Research Establishment. The study describes about the scientists those who are involved in the research of Airborne Electronic Warfare, Airborne Processors and Testing & Evaluation of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and their persuasiveness towards electronic information resources, level of satisfaction, and barriers in all aspects of using electronic resources. For the purpose of the study seventy two scientists listed category–wise were determined as the sample through purposive sampling technique. The primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and thus collected data were analyzed using statistical tools.

scholarly journals Awareness and Use of Electronic Information Resources by Students of College of Health Sciences in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lolade Funmi Osinulu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Time Observation ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study examined awareness and use of electronic Information Resources (EIR) among students in College of Health Sciences, Sagamu, Nigeria. The objectives were to establish types of resources available, determine level of awareness, extent of the use of e-resources and problems faced. Descriptive survey design with real-time observation method was used to collect data using a structured questionnaire. The population comprised 2000 students in the College while purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 200 registered library users for the 2019/2020 academic session. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that majority of the students were not aware of available EIR. It also revealed low frequent usage. The finding indicated that few respondents used EIR for academic purposes. However, inadequate computers, irregular power supply and slow internet speed were identified as major constraints using EIR. Upgrade of infrastructure, adoption of appropriate social media tools to promote awareness and collaborative effort by librarians and faculty members to train students the use of specialized databases were recommended. Keywords:  Electronic information resources, awareness, use, Undergraduates, students, health sciences

scholarly journals Users’ Education as Correlates of Library Resources Utilization by Undergraduates’ in Selected Universities in Kwara State

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-91
Author(s):  
Fatima Modupe Temim ◽  
K. T. Omopupa ◽  
Florence Olabisi Ajani
Keyword(s):  
Total Population ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
State University ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Major Mechanism ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Research Questions

Background of the study: This study examines users’ education as correlates of library resources utilization by undergraduates’ in selected universities in Kwara State. The study identified five (5) research questions and two (2) research hypotheses. Purpose: The study adopted descriptive where set of questionnaire were used to collect data. Stratified random sampling technique was used for this study, it was a sampling technique considered appropriate because the researcher intend to divide the two universities into strata, that is, faculty and college making a total of 15 and 5 faculties/colleges in University of Ilorin and Kwara State University respectively. Raosoft calculator was used to select sample size of the study at 95 % level of confidence. So, the total population for this study thus 382. Method: Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the two hypotheses of the study. Findings: The study revealed that majority of undergraduates’ are of opinion that users education has being a major mechanism to effective utilization of electronic information resources in University of Ilorin and Kwara state university Conclusion: The study also concluded that textbooks, journals, indexes and abstracts, newspapers, CD-Rom and databases, internet are major information resources provision in the selected universities while the provision of Video tapes/cassettes are less provided in the library

scholarly journals Clinician-selected Electronic Information Resources do not Guarantee Accuracy in Answering Primary Care Physicians' Information Needs

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Martha Ingrid Preddie
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Clinical Questions

A review of: McKibbon, K. Ann, and Douglas B. Fridsma. “Effectiveness of Clinician-selected Electronic Information Resources for Answering Primary Care Physicians’ Information Needs.” Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 13.6 (2006): 653-9. Objective – To determine if electronic information resources selected by primary care physicians improve their ability to answer simulated clinical questions. Design – An observational study utilizing hour-long interviews and think-aloud protocols. Setting – The offices and clinics of primary care physicians in Canada and the United States. Subjects – 25 primary care physicians of whom 4 were women, 17 were from Canada, 22 were family physicians, and 24 were board certified. Methods – Participants provided responses to 23 multiple-choice questions. Each physician then chose two questions and looked for the answers utilizing information resources of their own choice. The search processes, chosen resources and search times were noted. These were analyzed along with data on the accuracy of the answers and certainties related to the answer to each clinical question prior to the search. Main results – Twenty-three physicians sought answers to 46 simulated clinical questions. Utilizing only electronic information resources, physicians spent a mean of 13.0 (SD 5.5) minutes searching for answers to the questions, an average of 7.3 (SD 4.0) minutes for the first question and 5.8 (SD 2.2) minutes to answer the second question. On average, 1.8 resources were utilized per question. Resources that summarized information, such as the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, UpToDate and Clinical Evidence, were favored 39.2% of the time, MEDLINE (Ovid and PubMed) 35.7%, and Internet resources including Google 22.6%. Almost 50% of the search and retrieval strategies were keyword-based, while MeSH, subheadings and limiting were used less frequently. On average, before searching physicians answered 10 of 23 (43.5%) questions accurately. For questions that were searched using clinician-selected electronic resources, 18 (39.1%) of the 46 answers were accurate before searching, while 19 (42.1%) were accurate after searching. The difference of one correct answer was due to the answers from 5 (10.9%) questions changing from correct to incorrect, while the answers to 6 questions (13.0%) changed from incorrect to correct. The ability to provide correct answers differed among the various resources. Google and Cochrane provided the correct answers about 50% of the time while PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, UpToDate, Ovid Evidence Based Medicine Reviews and InfoPOEMs were more likely to be associated with incorrect answers. Physicians also seemed unable to determine when they needed to search for information in order to make an accurate decision. Conclusion – Clinician-selected electronic information resources did not guarantee accuracy in the answers provided to simulated clinical questions. At times the use of these resources caused physicians to change self-determined correct answers to incorrect ones. The authors state that this was possibly due to factors such as poor choice of resources, ineffective search strategies, time constraints and automation bias. Library and information practitioners have an important role to play in identifying and advocating for appropriate information resources to be integrated into the electronic medical record systems provided by health care institutions to ensure evidence based health care delivery.

scholarly journals Information-seeking behavior of social sciences scholars

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluyomi Oluleke FOLORUNSO
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Information-seeking behavior is one of the most important areas of user studies and a concept affected by many factors. Previous researches in these areas indicate that the information-seeking practices of scholars are dependent on their field of research, and vary from one discipline to another. This paper examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in the social sciences, based on the premise that information-seeking behavior follows universally applicable stages and patterns worldwide. The study was conducted at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER). Fifty eight active social sciences scholars were interviewed via a questionnaire about their information sources for research and consultancy purposes, their preference for electronic or printed formats, their use of electronic or Internet resources, and how they meet or satisfy their information needs, among others. Results show that journals and books were the most preferred information sources, and a large majority of scholars “regularly” used electronic information resources for their research and consultancy needs. The findings of the study also demonstrate diverse usage patterns for electronic information resources among users of different academic ranks and age range. Based on the research findings, the author provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve the users. The author also makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the information needs of social sciences scholars in general.

scholarly journals Computer Self-Efficacy and Facilitating Conditions as Correlates of Behavioural Intention to Use Electronic Information Resources by Master of Business Administration Students in Federal Universities in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamidele Olawale ◽  
S. O. Popoola
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Computer Self Efficacy

The focus of this research work was to investigate computer self-efficacy and facilitating conditions as correlates of behavioural intention to use electronic information resources by MBA students in Nigeria federal universities.  Cluster sampling technique was adopted for the study and systematic sampling technique was used to select 60% of the total population of the MBA students across the ten federal universities offering the programme based on probability and proportionate size. Data were collected using questionnaire designed to elicit response from respondents and analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis using Partial Lease Square Method (PLSEM), Mean, Standard Deviation and Percentages. However, out of one thousand two hundred and seventy (1,270) copies of questionnaire administered to the respondents, one thousand and fifteen copies (1,015) were returned which represents 79.9% response rate for the study.  Findings revealed that the level computer self-efficacy and facilitating conditions of MBA students towards use of electronic information resources in Nigeria federal universities was high. However, the study concluded that university managements and librarians should ensure rapid adoption and diffusion of ICTs and be proactive by developing relevant ICT policies and strategies toward effective and sustainable electronic information resources development in Nigerian universities, as well as promoting the use of relevant electronic information resources by MBA students to improve their quality of research and global competitiveness.  

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Electronic Information Resources among Postgraduate Students in Nigerian Universities

Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi ◽  
Basirat.Olubukola Diyaolu ◽  
Nurudeen Adeniyi Aderibigbe ◽  
Mudasiru A Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Electronic Information Resources

The advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionised how library resources are made and transmitted to end-users. It has effectively improved the standard of education and research in tertiary institutions worldwide by providing various essential resources, including e-books, journals and databases. However, it has been observed that students still abstain from making the best usage of the digital library, instead using search engines rather than institutional digital libraries. This study investigated the factors influencing the behavioural intention of postgraduate (PG) students to use electronic information resources (EIRs). The Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) model was adopted. A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the factors influencing the use of EIRs. A sample of 362 PG students was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation approach. Data were collected from participants via the administration of 400 copies of the questionnaire. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) were used to analyse data collected. The findings revealed that performance expectancy (PE) and effort expectancy (EE) were the two constructs that influenced PG students’ behavioural intention to use EIRs. In contrast, social influence (SI) and facilitating condition (FC) did not change the PG students’ behavioural plan to use EIRs. The study recommended the need for adequate training for postgraduate (PG) students on the obligation to accept and use EIRs.

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