AN INVESTIGATION INTO STUDENTS' PREFERENCE BETWEEN PRINTS AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN TWO PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA

Idiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome and Ilo, Promise Ifeoma and Michael-Onuoha, Happiness Chijioke and Idahosa, Mary (2015) AN INVESTIGATION INTO STUDENTS' PREFERENCE BETWEEN PRINTS AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN TWO PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA. Communicate: Journal of Library and Information Science, 17 (1). pp. 113-124. ISSN 1115 - 2664

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Abstract

The study investigated students' preference between print<> and electronic rc<>ourcco; in ;-~c;-~d 'fYlic libraries. Survey method was used for the study and questionnaires were administered to the students in the two universities under study. A total of two thousand, three hundred and seventy five copies (2,375) copies of questionnaires were administered and one thousand. eight hundred and sixty one copies (1,861) were returned and used for the study. This represents 78.4% response rate. The findings reveal that apart from the fact that students use the library frequently, they utilize both print and electronic resources for their research. It was also discovered from the students' responses that electronic resources will not replace prints in libraries but they will continue to complement each other. The study therefore recommends that libraries should as a matter of fact acquire and subscribe to both prints and electronic resources to serve the diverse interest of various library users

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Prints resources, electronic resources, Covenant University students, Benson Idahosa University students
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	31 May 2016 08:48
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2016 15:28
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/6602

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