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Students’ Knowledge of Internet Resources and Search Skills as Correlate of Electronic Information Resources Use in University Libraries in South-West, Nigeria
Abstract
Rationale of Study – The research looked at how students' understanding of Web resources and search abilities correlated with their use of electronic databases at institutions of higher learning in Nigeria's South-west.
Methodology – The study adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study comprised 58,526 final year students in the federal and state Universities in the South-West, Nigeria. The researcher used Pearson r and multiple correlation statistics to answer the research questions while t-test of significance of simple linear correlation and One Way ANOVA F-test associated with multiple correlation statistics were used to test the hypotheses at p<0.05 level of significance.
Findings – The study revealed that there is a high significant relationship between students’ knowledge of Internet resources, knowledge of search skill and their use of electronic information resources (EIR) in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria.
Implications – This paper can help to improve the use of Internet resources by students in South-West Nigeria and beyond.
Originality – This is the first study of its kind to explore students’ knowledge of Internet resources and search skills as a correlate of electronic information resources use in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria.
