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http://dx.doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2020.10.1.047

The Utilization of e-resources at Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTech), Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria  

Joshua, Dauda (Readers' Services Division, Ibrahim Babangida Library & Department of Library and Information Science)
King, Lizette (Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Western Cape South Africa)
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International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology / v.10, no.1, 2020 , pp. 47-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
This article examines the utilization of e-resources Modibbo Adama University of Technology, (MAUTech) Yola under the auspices of the central library, the Ibrahim Babangida Library. Academics and students are primary users of information resources of any library, hence, their responses towards the utilization of e-resources in the institution have been critically considered in this study. A Mixed method research Design was adopted for the study. A case study approach was employed. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theories were used to develop the conceptual framework of this paper. Questionnaires were used as data gathering tools. Academics and students acted as participants. Major findings are lack of sufficient Internet access for academics and students and lack of training and awareness campaigns. Conclusion has shown that e-resources did not impact research and teaching of academics in MAUTech, Yola.
Keywords
E-resources; Academics; Modibbo Adama University of Technology; Ibrahim Babangida Library; ICT; TAM; DoI;
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