Electronic Information Resources and undergraduate Users' Patronage in University of Lagos Library: A Survey
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2011-12
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Ukachi, N.B
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States that tne awareness and use assessment survey was carried 04t at University of Lagos Library to determine the level of awareness, pattern' of usage and usefulness of the library's electronic resources in relation to students'
information needs, Questionnaire was the major instrument used for data collection. The study revealed that high percentage of the students are not aware of the availability of some of the electronic resources in the library, even though they utilize the known available ones to them and find them very useful. Lack of ... information retrieval skills and inadequate number of computer terminals, among others, were identified as obstacles to exploiting these resources. Recommends aggressive awareness creation on available resources, intensive user education on information retrieval skills, provision of more computer terminals, etc.
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Staff Publications
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Electronic Information Resources , Users' Patronage , Users' Awareness , University of Lagos Library , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Other social sciences::Library and information science
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Ukachi, N.B (2011). Electronic Information Resources and undergraduate Users' Patronage in University of Lagos Library: A Survey. International Journal of Information Research: A Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Journal of library and Information Studies, Vol.1 (2), 13p.