Vol. 11(7), pp. 273 --282 November, 2023. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2023310

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

The research work is on digital information resources availability for and, awareness and utilization by postgraduate students in three state owned universities in Ondo States, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used. The Universities are: University of Medical Sciences,(UNIMED),Ondo Town. Adekunle Ajasin University, (AAUA) Akungba and Olusegun Agagu University of Science & Technology, OAUSTECH) Okitipupa. The sample size for this study was 175 which is the same as the population size. Thus, it is a total enumeration sampling. Observation check list and structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and F-test associated with multiple linear correlation was used to test the hypothesis. The major findings are that some Digital Information Resources (DIRs) available in the university libraries visited by the researchers include the following: e-conference papers, e-zines, e-newsletters e-reference materials, e-projects, e-journals, e-seminar papers, e-books and e-dissertation. The findings also revealed that the extent of use usage of DIRs by students was low. The constraints encountered by students in the accessibility of DIRs in the three libraries are epileptic power supply, none availability of online databases, lack of formal training in Internet search skills among students, slow bandwidth, network problems and weak server. There was moderate positive relationship between accessing and extent of utilization of DIRs in university libraries in Ondo State, Nigeria. The novelty of this research work will be provided a solid foundation for critically assessing digital information resources and appreciating the different barriers affecting utilization and adoption of DIRs by Postgraduate students, Nigeria.

 

Keywords: Digital Information Resources, Availability, Awareness, Utilization Postgraduate Students and Universities.

 

	Cite This Article As: ESHAREDEDE, G.O.(2023). Digital information resources availability, awareness and utilization by postgraduate students in three state owned Universities in Ondo States, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 11(7): 273-282