Utilization of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduate Students of University of Ibadan: A Case Study of Social Sciences and Education

Autor/inn/en	Owolabi, Sola; Idowu, Oluwafemi A.; Okocha, Foluke; Ogundare, Atinuke Omotayo
Titel	Utilization of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduate Students of University of Ibadan: A Case Study of Social Sciences and Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (2016) 13, S.30-36 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Electronic Libraries; Information Utilization; Student Surveys; Use Studies; Internet; Mass Media Use; Barriers; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Incidence; Educational Benefits; Library Services; Social Sciences; Schools of Education; Information Sources; Foreign Countries; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Informationsnutzung; Schülerbefragung; Benutzerschulung; Mediennutzung; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Vorkommen; Bildungsertrag; Bibliotheksarbeit; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Information source; Informationsquelle; Ausland
Abstract	The study evaluated utilization of electronic information resources by undergraduates in the Faculties of Education and the Social Sciences in University of Ibadan. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with a study population of 1872 undergraduates in the Faculties of Education and the Social Sciences in University of Ibadan, from which a sample of 200 respondents were selected from each faculty using a simple random technique. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software, frequency distribution and percentages. The findings revealed that the internet services, e-mail services, online databases, electronic databases and cybercafés were the available electronic information resources often used by the undergraduate students in University of Ibadan. However, inadequate power supply, poor network/internet connectivity and limited access to computer terminals. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01