Investigating the use electronic resources in the teaching and learning of library and information science in Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was piloted on the impact of electronic resources on effective library management in Kwara State University, Malete Nigeria. The study adopted simple random sampling technique to select two hundred and seventy-eight (278) undergraduate students from the population of one thousand, four hundred and two (1402) in the Department of Library and Information Science, Kwara State
University, Malete, Kwara State.. Data collected from the study were analysed using SPSS and frequency tables and percentage distribution used to present the results. The study established that Computer, E-mails, Internet, Online databases, CD-ROM databases, Electronic journals and e-Books are the major types of electronic resources available for teaching and learning of library and information science while the purposes of use of electronic resources included; research work, assignment, examinations and projects, easy availability of updated data and quick access to information. However, low bandwidth, poor level of computer literacy, unreliable power supply, inadequate facilities and inadequate networked computers were the major problems affecting the use of electronic resources for teaching and learning of library and information science. The study concluded that digital databases, online journals and e-books give the students more information and connect them globally, The study, therefore, recommended that the provision of Internet facilities, provision of high and stable bandwidth, training of students and lecturers on use of ICT, and the need to make online learning through use of electronic resources interactive to sustain the interest of users in the use of electronic resources.