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| Title: | Electronic information access and utilization by Makerere University students in Uganda |
| Authors: | Okello-Obura, Constant
Magara, Elisam |
| Keywords: | Electronic Information
Makerere University Library
LIS students |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Evidence Based Library and Information Practice |
| Citation: | Okello-Obura, C. & Magara, E. (2008). Electronic information access and utilization by Makerere University students in Uganda. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 3(3): 39-56. |
| Abstract: | Objectives – The objectives of this study were to establish the level of computer
utilization skills of Makerere University (Uganda) Library and Information Science
(LIS) students; to determine the use of electronic information resources by LIS
students; to determine the attitudes of LIS students towards electronic information
resources; and to establish the problems faced by LIS students in accessing
electronic information resources.
Methods – A questionnaire survey was used for data collection.
Results – The majority of Library and Information Science students at Makerere
University depend on university computers for their work, and very few of them
access the library’s e-resources. The few who access e-resources are self-taught. The
majority of students surveyed were unaware of Emerald and EBSCO databases relevant to Library and Information Science students, and they found accessing eresources
time-consuming.
Conclusion – The study concluded that a concerted effort is needed by both LIS
lecturers and university librarians in promoting use of the library’s electronic
resources. |
| Description: | This is an open access article available from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/935 |
| URI: | http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/838 |
| ISSN: | 1715-720X |
| Appears in Collections: | Research Articles (EASLIS)
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