Determinants of use of electronic information resources by the professoriate in Nigerian universities: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and utilisation of technology model

Abstract

Background: This study examined the determinants of use of electronic resources by the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities departments of three universities in Nigeria. The constructs of the unified theory of acceptance and utilisation of technology (UTAUT), namely, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence and facilitating conditions, were used as determinants, and were extended to include self-efficacy, attitude and anxiety because of their theoretical and practical significance in the context of this study.Objectives: This study examined the determinants of the use of electronic information resources by the professoriate in the social sciences and humanities departments of three federal universities in Nigeria.Method: This study used a descriptive survey to study the determinants of use of electronic information resources by the professoriate. An adapted questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 246 professors from the three universities. Data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results:The results show that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, attitude and social influence significantly influenced the professoriate's intention to use electronic resources in comparison to self-efficacy, anxiety and facilitating conditions. The descriptive statistics, however, revealed high self-efficacy and low anxiety means scores, and showed the significance of these constructs in extending the UTAUT model within the context of this study. Conclusion:Extending the UTAUT in the academic context shows the relevance of these constructs in improving information services to the professoriates as a unique group.

Performance expectancy of E-learning on higher institutions of education under uncertain conditions: Indonesia context

“…However, the extent to which faculty believe that using the resources would improve their research prospects (performance expectancy) varies significantly. For example, 77% of respondents who are in the professorate cadre submitted in a study that they constantly obtain teaching and research information from e-learnings database (Nwone and Mutula 2019 ). For these individuals, the frequency with which they obtain information from the e-learning databases will reveal their PE level of the technology.…”

Computer self-efficacy, computer anxiety, cognitive skills, and use of electronic library resources by social science undergraduates in a tertiary university in Nigeria

“…Taken together, these studies show that these three characteristics can have an important impact on computer use and the ability to learn to use electronic resources efficiently. Computer self-efficacy has been positively related to performance during computer training (Nwone and Mutula, 2019; Oyewole and Oladepo, 2017; Sultan and Kanwal, 2017).…”

“…Taken together, these studies show that these three characteristics can have an important impact on computer use and the ability to learn to use electronic resources efficiently. Computer self-efficacy has been positively related to performance during computer training (Nwone and Mutula, 2019;Oyewole and Oladepo, 2017;Sultan and Kanwal, 2017). Tolulope (2017) similarly reported that personal factors (gender, age, level of study), computer self-efficacy, and computer anxiety significantly determined the use of electronic library resources by university students in New Zealand.…”

Second-year Social Science students’ perceptions of electronic information resources at the University of Kwazulu-Natal.

“…It is worth noting that the last two studies (Osih andSigh, 2020 andTao, 2008) made similar findings because both studies were underpinned by the TAM. The point of difference from the first study (Nwone and Mutula, 2019) is the use of the extended UTAUT model, which explains the difference in the determinants of use.…”

“…Studies have been conducted to gain insight into the factors that have direct and indirect impacts on students' use of electronic information resources for academic purposes. Nwone and Mutula (2019) investigated the determinants of the use of electronic information resources by social science and humanities professors in three federal universities in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey where a questionnaire was used to collect the data.…”