Information Retrieval Skills as Correlate of Scholarly Research Among Postgraduate Students in Selected Universities in Oyo and Lagos States, Nigeria

Authors

Kolawole OLUWATOLA, AFEBABALOLA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, EDO EKITI, EKITI STATE, NIGERIAFollow
Lawrence AKINGBADE, LIBRARY DEPARTMENT RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC P.M.B. 1019, OWO, ONDO STATEFollow

Date of this Version

12-23-2022

Comments

KOLAWOLE OLUWATOLA

AFEBABALOLA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, EDO EKITI, EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

E-mail: oluwatolaik@abuad.edu.ng

AKINGBADE LAWRENCE

LIBRARY DEPARTMENT RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC

P.M.B. 1019, OWO, ONDO STATE

E-MAIL: BIGLAW1960@GMAIL.COM

Abstract

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to investigate information retrieval skills as correlate of scholarly research among postgraduate students in selected Universities in Oyo and Lagos States, Nigeria. Survey research methodology was used with a total sample size of 379 using single random sampling techniques to select postgraduate students. Data was collected mainly through questionnaire and analyzed using frequency distribution and regression analysis run on SPSS (2.0). The result revealed the types of information retrieval skills, the study revealed that information retrieval skills highly influence the postgraduate students’ scholarly research as it allowed them to easily recognition their needed information. The study showed that majority 532(95.4%) of postgraduate students claimed that information retrieval skills was important. The finding revealed significant difference (t = 3.472, P