International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 9(4), pp. 181-190, May 2021

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2021.140

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Information Literacy Skills and Use of Electronic Reference Services by Undergraduates in Selected Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

 

1Adebiyi, Abidemi A. and 2Dr. E. Madukoma

 

1Department of Information Resource Management, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria 2Department of Information Resource Management, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

 

Accepted 10 May 2021

Abstract

Abstract: The study evaluated the influence of information literacy skills on the use of electronic reference services among undergraduates in selected tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The population figures obtained from the institutions’ registries showed that there are one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four (1,234) final year undergraduates in the selected tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A total of 308 study instrument was distributed proportionately among final year undergraduates in the selected tertiary institutions. Primary data sources were used in this study and were collected through a structured questionnaire. A self-structured questionnaire was used to elicit required information from the respondents. Data collected for this study was coded and analyzed through the use of SPSS V. 21. The findings revealed that the main purposes of use of e-reference services were to follow blog discussion on subject area of interest via the internet access for information (mean = 2.82), the study concluded that information literacy skills are major predictors of e-reference services among undergraduates in tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. This study recommended that, Undergraduates should be encouraged more to use electronic reference services in Nigeria through meetings, workshops, training and seminars.

 

Keywords: information literacy skills, use of electronic reference services, undergraduates, tertiary institutions.:

Paper type: research