The use of information technology (IT) by electronic media workers in Delta State, Nigeria

Adomi, Esharenana E.; Obarakpor, Esoswo F.; Akparobore, Daniel O.

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“…Internet could take up to 5 min or more to open a particular web page. Power outages are problems militating against information/Internet provision and use in African countries (Adomi et al, 2003;Adomi et al, 2005;Adomi, 2010). Finally, the findings revealed that majority of the postgraduate students suggested that the major strategies to overcoming the likely problems are; adequate Internet services, adequate power supply, free access to sites and subsidized charges.…”

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Factors militating against the use of the internet by postgraduate students

Uwaifo¹,

Azonobi²

2014

Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.

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This study was designed to investigate the factors militating against the use of the Internet by Postgraduate Students of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka. The descriptive survey was employed as the research design in the study. The literature reviewed covered: internet resources and services, benefits of the internet, problem encountered while using the Internet and strategies to overcome the likely problems. 35 respondents represent the total population of postgraduate students of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka were used as the sample size of the study. The questionnaire was the instrument used in data collection from the respondents. A total number of 35 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the postgraduate students. The data were analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentage formula. The findings revealed that the e-mail, e-journal and online database were the Internet resources and services mostly used by the postgraduate students. The Internet is beneficial to postgraduate students but are faced with some militating factors such as; slow speed of server, power failure, high service charge and restricted access to site. The findings also revealed that the use of the Internet by students can be enhanced when there are; adequate Internet services, adequate power supply, subsidized charges and free access to sites. It is concluded and recommended that practical use of the Internet should be included as part of postgraduate students' curriculum in the Department of Library and Information Science; charges for such services should be subsidized especially in libraries where fee-based sites will be subscribed to augment the print services.

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Factors militating against the use of the internet by postgraduate students

Uwaifo¹,

Azonobi²

2014

Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.

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“…Spacey et al (2003) suggested that training is an appropriate means of enabling staff to cope effectively with technological change and that, since staff have different needs, it is best to offer a range of training methods. Adomi et al (2005) found that all the respondents in a survey in Nigeria use IT components and most of them use computer system daily, but frequent power outages, among other factors, militate against use of the use of ICT. Adeyoyin (2005), also in Nigeria, found that out of about 268 professional librarians, only 87 (32.46 per cent) were ICT-literate, and of the 358 paraprofessionals only 7.8 per cent were ICT-literate, and of the 1,133 'other' staff members 6 per cent staff were ICT-literate.…”

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Use of ICT in college libraries in Karnataka, India: a survey

Kumar

Biradar

2010

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of information communication technology (ICT) in 31 college libraries in Karnataka, India by investigating the ICT infrastructure, current status of library automation, barriers to implementation of library automation and also librarians' attitudes towards the use of ICT. Design/methodology/approach -Data-gathering tools used included questionnaire, observation and informal interview with selected college librarians. Findings -Application of ICT in Indian college libraries has not reached a very high level. Lack of budget, lack of manpower, lack of skilled staff and lack of training are the main constraints for not automating library activities. Even though library professionals have shown a positive attitude towards the use of ICT applications and library automation, they need extensive and appropriate training to make use of ICT tools. Originality/value -This is a comprehensive study on the use of ICT in Indian college libraries. Its findings should help college librarians, local government and also the University Grants Commission, New Delhi.

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The use of information technology (IT) by electronic media workers in Delta State, Nigeria

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Factors militating against the use of the internet by postgraduate students

Factors militating against the use of the internet by postgraduate students

Use of ICT in college libraries in Karnataka, India: a survey

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