USERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT IN ADAMAWA STATE POLYTECHNIC, YOLA LIBRARY, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the users' attitudes towards the use of electronic information resources for research development in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola Library, Nigeria. The study was guided by five objectives with five corresponding research questions. The researcher adopted a survey research design. The population of the study was 210, using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) determination table of sample size, 136 was therefore sample and selected for the study. 136 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents, which were retrieved and found to be useful for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire and the data generated was analyzed using a frequency table and simple percentage. From the analysis, it was deduced that there are different types of electronic information resources available in the Polytechnic Library studied, and students used the resources for their academic work, though e-newspapers and e-magazines have low extent of usage. Challenges are being faced by the students in using electronic information resources. These include among others limited subscribed titles of electronic information resources and inadequate internet connectivity. The respondents disagreed with the lack of computer literacy, inadequate power supply and lack of relevant e-resources for various disciplines as challenges in the use of electronic information resources in Adamawa State Polytechnic. In light of these findings, the study recommends that lecturers should encourage the use of e-newspapers and e-magazines by users by giving assignments or research work. Also, more titles of the e-resources should be purchased to allow for wide patronage of these resources.