ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF THE INTERNET BY ACADEMICS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGER STATE
ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF THE INTERNET BY ACADEMICS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGER STATE
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2011-06
Authors
SURAKAT, I. Fatima
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Abstract
This study was undertaken to explore the use of the Internet by academic staff in six (6)
tertiary institutions in the Niger State. Investigation was carried out in respect of the kinds of
Internet services available/accessible the various uses, preferences in the use of Internet
satisfaction with the use of Internet, satisfaction with use and the provision of Internet
facilities and factors influencing use. There was no study on the Internet use in Niger state
necessitated this study. This study employed the survey research method which
accommodates large population. There were a total of 2,634 academics in the selected
tertiary institutions, out of which 600 respondents were selected for the study. However, only
572 of the lecturers completed and returned the questionnaires. The data collected were
analyzed using frequency tables, mean, and percentages. The study revealed that all the
selected tertiary institutions in Niger State are ICT compliant, and have Internet connectivity,
although in varying degrees. Internet Chart Facilities, Discussion Groups, E-mail, and World
Wide Web are available; whereas Video Conferencing, Tele-Conferencing, Internet Fax and
E-Learning facilities are not available in all the tertiary institutions. The study equally
revealed that some of the lecturers of these institutions have relevant technical skill for
Internet use although majority of them actually utilize the E-mail and WWW facilities more
than any other Internet resources. Moreover, they derive satisfaction from the utilization of
Internet technology because it facilitates their teaching and research activities and finally. In
spite of the under utilization of the Internet services in tertiary institutions in Niger state,
academics agreed that the Internet has affected the quality and Quantity of their work. In the
view of the above findings the research recommends that all the academics training/workshop
on how to explore the full potential of the Internet should be organized for all academics of
the institutions. The major challenges to the effective and full utilization of Internet facilities
include: Erratic power supply, lack of standby generators hamper use of Internet, lack of skill
on how to navigate on the Internet, etc.
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BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE AWARD OF MASTERS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE
Department of Library and Information Science
Faculty of Education
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria – Nigeria
June, 2011.
Keywords
ACCESSIBILITY,, USE,, INTERNET,, ACADEMICS,, TERTIARY,, INSTITUTIONS,, NIGER STATE.