Vol. 9(1), pp. 51�61. January, 2021. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2021.030

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

The research work was an investigation into the various types of open access resources used by lecturers and the effort expectancy associated with the use of the resources.  Effort expectancy is the degree of ease associated with the use of a system. It was to this end that the research set out to investigate the relationship between effort expectancy and use of open access resources by lecturers. Objective of the study was to examine the impact of effort expectancy as a factor that affects the use of open access resources by lecturers in two selected universities in Nigeria namely, University of Ilorin and University of Ibadan. The research design adopted and used for the study is the descriptive research design. Population comprised of lecturers from University of Ilorin and University of Ibadan. Random sampling was used to select a sample size of 117 form University of Ilorin and 174 from University of Ibadan. Instrument used for the study was structured questionnaire specifically designed to gather relevant information. Data collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation was used to answer research questions while, the Pearson product moment correlation was used to test hypothesis. All was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that the mostly used open access resources were open textbooks, open access databases and authors personal archives. Results also revealed a positive correlation between effort expectancy and use of open access resources by lecturers in University of Ibadan (r=.808**; n=152; p<0.05) and lecturers in University of Ilorin (r=.537**; n=117; p<0.05). In conclusion, effort expectancy is a strong determinant of use of open access resources by lecturers.

 

Key words: Open access resources, Effort expectancy, Lecturers.

	Cite This Article As: Akanni, O.T (2021). The Impact of Effort Expectancy on the Use of Open Access Resources by Lecturers in two selected Universities in Nigeria. A Study. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 9(1): 51-61