Abstract
The advent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has paved way to many things hitherto undiscovered, electronic resources inclusive. Subscription and annual licensing and renewal of electronic resources are one thing and maximum utilisation of them is another aspect entirely. This paper examines the possibility of subscribing to e- resources and onward payment of annual license fee for staff and students utilisation of e- resources so as not to waste financial and academic resources of Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA). Questionnaire was designed. Data were collected and analysed, using frequency count, percentages and charts. Most FUDMA academic staff (98%) have their personal e-mail addresses and use e-mail 91% ‘very frequently’. The paper concludes that FUDMA community generally, is not only aware of e-resources but utilising them to best of its ability and more needs to be done. Therefore, improvement should be intensified in power supply, increment in bandwidth, optic fibre cables, subscriptions of both online and offline databases, among others. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1p584
Highlights
This study sought to explore the use of e-resources by the academic staff of Federal University Dutsin-Ma
The data collected are the reflection of the information on the use of electronic resources by the FUDMA academic staff
Since close to 80% of the respondents were using e-resources daily, is an indication that FUDMA scholars are aware of e-resources and utilise them in teaching and learning
Summary
The birth of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has drastically affected library services and resources. It has transformed the quest for knowledge in different dimensions, not necessarily through the conventional formats. Electronic resources are information on devices such as net, hard disc, flash drive and CD ROMS. It could be in form of database application created for a particular organisation that manages data and allows easy access, fast storage and retrieval of that data. Database can be edited to suit one’s purpose or interest
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