International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 5(5), pp. 160–164, August, 2017. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2017.027

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The study focused on information literacy skill of selected students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike to know whether they possess information literacy skill to support information seeking in their academic pursuit. Questionnaire containing four research questions correlated at r=83 was used to collect data for this study. The questionnaire was administered by circulation staff to 400 level students as they entered the library which they filled and returned before leaving the library. This level of students was chosen believe that they ought to know how to use the library compared to 100 level students who are considered as new entrants. The questionnaire was distributed for a period of one month during the 2014/2015 academic session. The questionnaire recorded 100% return-rate. Students are aware of information literacy skill but without adequate skills, students use information literacy skill to search information and they agree that information literacy skill assist them to search /seek information

Keywords: Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Skills, Information Search, Information Search Process

 

Cite This Article As: Ugwunna IS, Onyekweodiri N (2017). Information Literacy Skill for Improved Information Seeking Among University Undergraduates in Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 5(5): 160-164

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