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Vol. 7(7), pp. 181–187, September, 2019. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2019.095
Full Length Research
Challenges Facing Undergraduate Students in the Use of Digital Library Resources in Dr. Aliyu Obaje Library, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State
1 OMALE, AYEFU IBN (CLN), 2Oladokun, Bolaji David, 3Ali, Musa, and 4Seidu, AbdulFatai Enehe
1Department of Library and Information Science, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Email: omaleayefuibn@gmail.com 2Department of Library and Information Science, Kogi State University, Anyigba. 2*Corresponding author’s Email: bolaji.oladokun@yahoo.com 3Dr. Aliyu Obaje Library, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Email: almusa2017ojofu2017@gmail.com 4Department Of Library And Information Science, Kogi State University, Anyigba. Email: seafatai@yahoo.com
Accepted 16 August 2019
The study investigated the challenges facing undergraduate students in the use of digital library resources in Dr. Aliyu Obaje Library, Kogi State, Nigeria. This study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study was conducted in Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi state of North-Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The sample for the study comprised one hundred and thirty-nine (139) undergraduate users in the university under study. Simple sampling technique was employed to select respondents for questionnaire distribution. The instrument used for the collection of data was a structured questionnaire and thereafter the copies of the final version of the questionnaire were administered with the help of research assistant to undergraduates of the library as at the time of administration. The data obtained for this study were analyzed and presented based on the research questions that guided the study. Descriptive statistics was used to answer all the research questions. The questions were analyzed using the Likert scale. Out of 139 questionnaires distributed, only 112 were duly completed and returned. This shows 80.6% return rate. The study concluded that certain problems affect the use of digital library resources such as inadequate budget for digital resources, inadequate ICT infrastructure, lack of up-graded ICT skill level of users, software and hardware problems such as network access challenges, inadequate electricity supply, and high cost of airtime and slow speed of server. The study also proffered solutions to these challenges.
Keywords: digital library, electronic resources, undergraduate students
Cite This Article As: OMALE, A.I., Oladokun, B.D., Ali, M., Seidu, A.E. (2019). Challenges Facing Undergraduate Students in the Use of Digital Library Resources in Dr. Aliyu Obaje Library, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 7(7): 181-187
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