Awareness and usage of e-resources among undergraduate in Fountain University, Osun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study aims at investigating the awareness and usage of electronic resources among undergraduates of Fountain University, Osun State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and systematic sampling technique was used to select 1000 undergraduates. Simple percentage and frequency table was used to analyse the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used for testing the hypotheses. The results obtained revealed that undergraduates of Fountain University are quite aware and highly use electronic information resources. The study also reported that undergraduates in Fountain University are skilled in the use of electronic information resources. Based on the findings, the study concluded that electronic information resources are essential tools for empowering undergraduate in Fountain University, Osun State, Nigeria.