The awareness and use of electronic information resources among non-academic staff of university of university of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract

Electronic Information Resources (EIRS) have become the choice platforms for academics, nonacademics, and researchers primarily because of their capacity to accommodate and retrieve information resources online. Therefore, It is understandable why EIRS is embraced daily by both established and aspiring scholars and students in academic institutions globally. It has been shown in literature over time that the awareness and usage of EIRS have influenced people to become more innovative and technologically savvy neighbours. This work, therefore, intends to explore the depth of awareness and usage of electronic resources by nonacademic staff at the University of Ilorin. The study has adopted quantitative methods with the use of a survey. The total population was 2718 nonacademic staff, according to the annual report of the University of Ilorin 2018/2019 academic session. Isreal's (2003) formula was adopted to arrive at a total of 191 sample sizes. Simple random sampling was used to pick the respondents for equal representation from the existing nonacademic staff in the University, while a prepared questionnaire was administered virtually via Google form. After a period of four weeks, 181 of the expected respondents were returned and further interpreted and analyzed based on simple percentages and appropriate descriptive statistics. The findings reveal a strong awareness of the availability of EIRS, while the resources are highly utilized despite the epileptic power supply and disruptible internet services. The Management, therefore, has a responsibility to facilitate the amelioration of the identified challenges.