Students' perception, use and challenges of electronic information resources in Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Library, Nigeria

The purpose of this study is to investigate students' perception, use and challenges of electronic information resources in Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. A census sampling technique was used and data was gathered from Two hundred and forty-nine students of 500 level in the Departments in College of Technology. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while regression analysis was used to analyze result of the hypothesis. The result revealed that electronic information resources are used at different level by the respondents with e-journal, e-database, web OPAC and repositories recording high usage. It shows that users ' perception influences use of electronic information resources in academic libraries with ([beta] =.214, p Keyword: electronic information resources, User perception, challenges, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun.
Introduction The 21st century brought several challenges to the library as a service unit in tertiary institutions since much emphasis is laid on information and communication technology (ICT). The use [...]