Identifying the Relationship between Students Computer Hardware Skills in the Use of Electronic Information Resources in University Libraries in South-West, Nigeria

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  • Atanda Saliu Sambo Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun P.M.B 1221, Delta State, Nigeria Head of Reserve Section Librarian 1
  • Pearl C Akanwa Precious Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Imo State University, Owerri

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Information Resources, University Library, Library portals, Research, Utilization

Abstract

This study determined relationship between students’ computer hardware skills in the use of electronic information resources in University libraries in South-West, Nigeria. This study adopted correlation research design involving simple and multiple linear methods. The population of this study is 85,526. The sample for the study was 398. Proportionate sampling techniques were used to draw the sample. The findings revealed that there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between the students’ computer hardware skills and their use of EIR in university libraries. Also, there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between the students’ computer software skills and their use of EIR in university libraries in South- West, Nigeria; and there is a high and significant relationship among students’ computer hardware skills, computer software skill and their use of electronic information resources in the university library in South-West, Nigeria. Based on the above findings, the study recommended among others that undergraduate students should enhance their computer hardware skills since it is related with the use of electronic information resources in the universities. Research implications were also offered.

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Atanda Saliu Sambo, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun P.M.B 1221, Delta State, Nigeria Head of Reserve Section Librarian 1

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Mr. Sambo, Atanda Saliu is a librarian/ Lecturer, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State. Attended Bayero University, Kano (BUK); Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU). He holds a bachelor’s degree in librarianship (2003), master’s degree in Information Management (2013).The author is a Ph.D student at Department of Library and Information Sciences, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State. He is a certify Librarian of Nigeria (CLN) and member of Nigeria Library Association. He has over 30 published articles in local and international journals in LIS. His areas of research interest include information management, information retrieval, electronic information resources, marketing of information products and services, Information Literacy competence and digital libraries.

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2022-05-02

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Sambo, A. S., & Akanwa Precious, P. C. (2022). Identifying the Relationship between Students Computer Hardware Skills in the Use of Electronic Information Resources in University Libraries in South-West, Nigeria. International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, 12(spcial issue). Retrieved from https://ijkcdt.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijkcdt/article/view/621

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Vol. 12 No. spcial issue (2022)

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