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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 5(1), pp. 27–37, January, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2017.002
Full Length Research
Influence of Computer Literacy Skills on OPAC Use by Undergraduates in two Universities in Nigeria
1OLUFUNMILAYO IYABO FATI AND 2AIREN ADETIMIRIN
1Head, Systems Unit, University of Jos Library, Nigeria. E-mail: olufunmilayo_favour@yahoo.com 2Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Accepted 10 January 2017
This paper ascertains the
extent to which undergraduates in two federal university libraries in
Nigeria are computer literate and how their computer literacy level has
affected their use of Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). Level of
undergraduates’ computer literacy in both universities studied was high
but their level of OPAC use was low. OPAC-compliant universities in
Nigeria should identify reasons for low use of OPAC among their
undergraduates and strategies should be placed to tackle them. Policies
to encourage high level of OPAC use among undergraduates should be
implemented by university libraries. Awareness programmes should be
sustained to improve undergraduates’ level of OPAC use. Cite This Article As: FATI OI, ADETIMIRIN A (2017). Influence of Computer Literacy Skills on OPAC Use by Undergraduates in two Universities in Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 5(1): 27-37.
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