ICT Skills as Correlates of Electronic Information Resources Utilisation among Postgraduate Law Students of the University of Ibadan

Abstract

The goal of any library is to create avenues for its users to have maximum benefits from the information resources and services provided. Achieving this requires knowledge and use of ICT and ICT-based resources since library services are basically and currently ICT driven. The study, therefore, examined ICT skills as correlates of
electronic information resources used by postgraduate law students of the University of Ibadan. Using a descriptive research design of correlational type, a random sampling technique was adopted to select 120 respondents from 347 postgraduate law students. The questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Of 120 copies of the questionnaire administered, 115, representing 95.8% were returned and valid for analysis. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution and Pearson product-moment correlation, run on SPSS version 20.0. The findings revealed that the level of ICT use was moderate (mean=50.80) and the level of EIR use was moderate
(mean=40.88). The findings further revealed that a strong positive significant relationship exists between ICT skills and EIR use (r=0.219; p<0.05). The study concluded that ICT skills and EIR use of postgraduate law students could be enhanced by providing adequate facilities and a conducive environment through periodic training for
new library users.