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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 6(2), pp. 39–45, April, 2018. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2018.020
Full Length Research
Ways of Promoting Electronic Learning through University Libraries in Selected Federal Universities in the North-Central, Nigeria
1Samuel Dzever Tion, 2Vincent Tarungwa Wua and 3Victoria M. Terwase
1Francis SulemanuIdachaba Library, University of agriculture, Makurdi. E-mail: Samuel_tion@yahoo.com 2National Library of Nigeria, Benue State Branch, Makurdi. E-mail: agbeevincent@yahoo.com 3Francis SulemanuIdachaba Library, University of agriculture, Makurdi. E-mail: victoriaterwase3@gmail.com
Accepted 12 April 2018
The paper examined the various ways of promoting e-learning through university libraries in selected federal universities in the North-Central; Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for the collection of data. The population of the study was the ninety two (92) academic practicing librarians in the four universities under study. Frequency tables, percentages and mean scores were used to analyze data. The study revealed that e-mail, use of online information resources, internet search engines/databases, assistance in online retrieval access, use of search engines/databases, multimedia overhead projectors, online subscription of literature, online tutorials etc are some of the ways of promoting e-learning through university libraries. The paper recommended that university administration and the library should lobby government for more funds to purchase and sustain ICTs facilities. Efforts should be made to intensify internal revenue generation to sustain the system; standby generator should be purchased for the library as an alternative source of power supply. Furthermore, university libraries should create their own website which help the library to market their services as well as training librarians to acquire skills in ICTs which is the backbone of e-learning.
Keywords: Promoting, Electronic Learning, University Libraries, Federal Universities, North Central, Nigeria.
Cite This Article As: Tion SD, Wua VT, Terwase VM (2018). Ways of Promoting Electronic Learning through University Libraries in Selected Federal Universities in the North-Central, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 6(2): 39-45
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