AN ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY, AWARENESS AND USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE KADUNA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
AN ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY, AWARENESS AND USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE KADUNA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
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2011-10
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YUNANA, Titus Gwazah
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the availability of electronic resources
and services and the extent to which these resources were being used in the selected
tertiary institutions in Kaduna state. A survey research method was used to conduct this
study and the instruments used for gathering data were questionnaires, interviews and
observations. The population of the study was the users of the libraries of the state owned
tertiary institutions. A stratified purposive random sampling was used to draw a sample
size of 1323 from the selected institutions. Responses from the questionnaires were
analyzed using descriptive statistics. To do these, two statistical tools – the t-test was
used to test for differences in the provision of electronic resources and services among
the institutions, and the PPMC was used to test relationship in awareness and use of the
electronic resources and services in the selected institutions.
The findings showed that all the selected institutions had the following e-resources –
computers, VCD/DVDs, Internet access, full text articles, online data bases, e-journals, ebooks,
multimedia, CD-ROMs, and flash drives. They also used the following electronic
services – E-mails, online references, electronic alerts. All the institutions studied
depended on the Education Trust Fund (ETF) intervention to provide them with the
necessary electronic resources instead of the normal government funds which may or
may not come. There was a significant difference in the quantity, awareness created and
use of electronic resources and services among the selected institutions. It is therefore
recommended that government should provide adequate funds for the provision of
electronic resources and services to enhance teaching, learning, research and training.
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AN ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY, AWARENESS AND USE OF
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE
KADUNA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
BY
YUNANA TITUS GWAZAH
MLS/EDUC/01328/06-07
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN
PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF THE MASTERS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA
OCTOBER 2011
Keywords
ASSESSMENT,, AVAILABILITY,, AWARENESS AND USE,, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES,, LIBRARIES,, KADUNA STATE,, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS