ISSN: 2360-7866

 International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 8(5), pp. 118-126. October, 2020.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2020.150

Full Length Research

Use of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University library in Nigeria

¹Dr. Sahabi, Muhammad Kabir, ²Askia Nasir Kabara and ³Unobe, Elameyi Susan

¹University Library, Kaduna State University, Kaduna. Corresponding author’s E-mail: sahabikabir@gmail.com

²University Library, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano-Nigeria.

E-mail: snkresearchcentre@gmail.com

³Kashim Ibrahim Library, A.B.U. Zaria. E-mail:seunobe@gmail.com

Accepted 28 October 2020

The study evaluated the use of electronic information resources by undergraduates in Ahmadu Bello University Library, Zaria. The study adopted a survey design with a study population of four thousand one hundred and eighty nine (4,189) undergraduate students who registered with the university libraries between 2017-2019 academic session of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Student’s registration record provided in the reader’s services section of the university library), from which a sample of 838 respondents based on Wimmer and Dominick’s formula. The researcher considered 20% of the study population appropriate from each unit of the library using a simple random technique. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software, frequency distribution and percentages. The findings revealed that most of the undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University Library, Zaria used electronic information resources for research and academic purposes.

Keywords: Electronic information resources, undergraduate, Use electronic information resources

Cite This Article As: Sahabi, M. K., Askia, N. K., Unobe, E. S (2020). Use of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University library in Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 8(5): 118-126