ACCESS AND USE OF ELECTRONIC DATABASES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST ZONE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This research examines the level of Access and Use of Electronic Database among
Undergraduate Students of Federal University libraries in North-East, Zone, Nigeria. The
main objective of this study is to explore the level of students' awareness and access to the e database.
The research design adopted in this study is a descriptive survey. Questionnaire
was used as instruments for collecting primary data. The sample size of410 undergraduate
students were selected using stratified sampling technique, of which 391 copies of the
questionnaires ^ere returned representing (95.3%). Data collected, were analyzed using
descriptive statistical techniques, of frequency counts and percentages while inferential
statistics Pearson Moment Correlation was used to test the hypotheses. The result revealed
that the independent variables Awareness and Access have statistically significant
relationship with the dependent variable Use of Electronic Database, in which Awareness
at Sig. (2-tailed) value is 0.002 Pearson's r 0.975, and Access at Sig. (2-tailed) value is
0.002 Pearson's r 0.753. Based on the findings of this study, the following
recommendations were made: The University libraries should have a strategic plan for lCT
infrastructural development, adopt an active awareness on the available electronic
databases, procurement of more user-friendly software, sufficient networked computers,
with fast Internet connectivity. Organize periodic training on access and use of electronic
databases for the undergraduate students arid digitization of student research projects and
creation of various types of institutional repositories alongside the subscription of different
electronic databases.
Key words: Access, Use, Electronic Databases, Undergraduate Students, University
Libraries

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