Digital Library Services: Availability and Usage for Research and Academic Purposes among Undergraduates of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria
Ayelaagbe, Sina Opeoluwa & Omotunde, C.T.
1*Department of Educational Technology, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria Email: oayelaagbe@yahoo.com
Abstract
This study investigated the availability and usage of Digital Library Services (DLS) for academic purposes in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The population comprises of all undergraduates in Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling techniques and the sample size consisted of 200 undergraduates selected from the five faculties in the University. About 35 respondents were selected from faculty of Arts, 50 from faculty of Education, 34 from faculty of Social Sciences and Management, from faculty of science 36 respondents were selected and faculty of Vocational and Technical Education 45 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the researcher’s self-developed questionnaire titled “Digital Library Services Availability and Usage for Academic Purposes among Undergraduates Questionnaire, “DLSAUAPQ”. The instrument was validated by 3 experts. The reliability coefficient was obtained using Cronbach Alpha 0.81 value for availability and 0.85 values for the usage of digital library services. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while the hypothesis was tested using t-test. The finding of the study showed that there are inadequate digital library services in the university and that very few undergraduates made use of the available DLS for academic purposes. Also, gender does not reveal any appreciable difference. The study therefore recommends that the level of awareness of the availability of DLS should be increased to the library users.
Keywords
Digital Library Services, evolution, traditional libraries, digital libraries awareness
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