ICT SKILLS AS DETERMINANT OF USE Of ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA NIGERIAN
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper examined the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills on the utilization of electronic information resources (EIRs) by postgraduate students at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised of 571 postgraduate students. The sampling technique used to select the sample size for the study was simple random sampling using Krejcie and Morgan table for sample size determination. The sample size for the study is 277 postgraduate students. The data is collected through a self-structured questionnaire. The findings show that postgraduate students at the University of Abuja possess high ICT skills and make extensive use of EIRs, particularly the World Wide Web, electronic mail, and e-news platforms. The study concludes that there is a significant positive influence of ICT skills on the use of EIRs among the postgraduate students. The study therefore recommended that level of ICT skills among postgraduate students should be sustained. The library management should provide an enabling environment for EIR use and organize sensitization workshops to promote access and utilization of electronic resources in the academic context.
Authors: Umar Musa Yila, Oluwaseun Babarotimi Opeyemi, Nyoung Rikweka, Abba Muhammad
Institution: National Open University of Nigeria
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220062001
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