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Date of this Version
Summer 7-5-2024
Document Type
Article
Citation
Akinnubi, A.O; Amupitan,O.E; Babatunde, T.J (2024) The Awareness and Usage of Electronic Information Resources by Non-Academic staff of University of Ilorin
Abstract
Electronic Information Resources (EIRS) has become the choice platform for academics, non-academics, and researchers primarily for 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 neighbors. This work, therefore, intends to explore the depth of awareness and usage of Electronic resources by Non-Academic staff of the University of Ilorin. The study has adopted quantitative methods with the use of a survey. The total population was 2718 non-academic staff according to the annual report of the University of Ilorin 2018/2019 academic session. Isreal's (2003) formula was adopted to determine a total of 191 sample size. Simple random sampling was used to pick the respondents for equal representation from the existing non-academic staff in the university. At the same time, a prepared questionnaire was administered virtually via Google Form. After 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.
