ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF THE INTERNET BY ACADEMICS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGER STATE

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dc.contributor.authorSURAKAT, I. Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-28T08:00:27Z
dc.date.available2014-02-28T08:00:27Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.descriptionBEING 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY,en_US
dc.subjectUSE,en_US
dc.subjectINTERNET,en_US
dc.subjectACADEMICS,en_US
dc.subjectTERTIARY,en_US
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS,en_US
dc.subjectNIGER STATE.en_US
dc.titleACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF THE INTERNET BY ACADEMICS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGER STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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