Awareness and Use of Electronic Resources by Academic Staff in Nigerian University Libraries: A Case Study of Michael Okpara University Agriculture Library Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria:- Okoro, C.A

Abstract

staff at Michael Okpara U ' ness and use °f electronic resources by academic Nigeria. A descriptive surve^™^ A^riculture Library Umudike, Abia State, questionnaire titled "Aware W°S °S the design °fthe stlldy' A well-structured Questionnaire (AULERAO^^55 &Se Electronic Resources by Academics were collected from QO USed as an instrument for data collection. Data 10 colleges. staffwere hicrhK, , - r , ad tha a m°re significant percentage of the academic diction ' ? e ectronlcjournals, electronic books, CDROM, electronic hfnr tatt rl>eCC ',°m<' encycl°paedia and abstract. The study recommended that , , 1 rafy siould intensity more efforts to increase the level ofawareness of unomo10 staff°n the available electronic resources like EBSCO host, AGORA, HINARI, OARE and JSTOR; The University Library ofMOUAU should use the library staff, library tour, library guide/brochure, university website and posters distributed andpasted at strategic corners to create awareness on the availability of electronic resources.