Usage of electronic information resources by undergraduates in Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State

Abstract

This study investigated the usage of electronic information resources by undergraduates in Western Delta University. In carrying out this study, three research questions were generated. Descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. Two hundred undergraduates in 200 and 300 level who used the library during the period of the study formed the population for the study. The simple random sampling was adopted in selecting the undergraduates as they made use of the Library. The instruments used for this study was a questionnaire entitled: “Usage of Electronic Information Resources” The data obtained were analysed, using frequency and percentage. Findings revealed that undergraduates of Western Delta University make use of electronic books, followed by electronic journals and that the purpose of utilizing electronic information resources was for research and assignment purposes. slow Internet connectivity and poor power supply were some of the identified problems militating against the effective use of electronic information resources in WDU library. The study has provided information that will be useful to the library in the provision electronic resources to the undergraduates. It was recommended that the University management should ensure that there is alternative power supply in the library and Internet connectivity should be improved on increasing the size of the bandwidth.