INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS AND USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES BY DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY

Benedicta Ogochukwu Ezeudu, Muhammad Kabir Sahabi (PhD), Opene Sunday Ozonuwe

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The study assessed the information literacy skills and the use of electronic information resources by diploma students in Kaduna State University (KASU). The study adopted a survey design with a study population of 823 diploma students who registered with the university between 2022-2023 academic session. Total enumeration was used for the study. A self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software, frequency distribution and percentages. The findings revealed that most of the diploma students of library and information science in Kaduna State University considered their level of information literacy skills to be high. Electronic information resources have indeed become very important to diploma students in Nigerian university libraries especially in accessing up-to-date information as they give access to quality information irrespective of place, time and space. However, the study recommended that the management of KASU library should ensure that the teaching of information literacy skills to diploma students of library and information science in Kaduna State University is promoted. This is to ensure that the high level of usage of EIRs by diploma students is sustained.


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Electronic information resources, information literacy skills, diploma students, use electronic information resources

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