INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LITERACY SKILLS NEEDED FOR ACCESSING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA .

Abstract

This research work investigated the information and communication technology literacy skills for accessing electronic information resources among undergraduates’ students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research design. This study was carried out in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in the department of Library and Information Science. The population of the study was made up of one hundred and ten (110) library and information science students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. There was no sample because the population was manageable for the researcher to handle. The instrument used for data collection was a validated structured questionnaire. The method employed in the analysis of data collected was mean. The findings shows that the undergraduates’ students in the department of library and information science possessed the necessary skills that will enable them to access the electronic information resources, the study also found out that the major problem that students encounter in the process of accessing these electronic information resources is constant erratic power supply. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the university administrators should work hand in hand with the university librarian to meet the needs of the undergraduates by providing the necessary facilities both human and materials that will enhance their ICT skills in other to access the electronic information resources in the library