GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

This study examined electronic resources and utilization of Federation Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Library, Owerri. To carry out the study, Expost Facto research design was adopted and the study was carried out in Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri State. The target population for the study comprised all students, lecturers and the university librarians. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 200 students, 20 lecturers and 4 librarians  in the University. This gave a total of 224 respondents, which formed the sample size for this research. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Electronic Resources and Utilization Questionnaire (ERUQ)”.  Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test, measurement, and evaluation in order to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.88, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to descriptive analysis to answer research questions and regression analysis to test the hypotheses. The result of the data analysed revealed that there was a significant influence of e-journals and e-books on utilization of electronic information resources. Based on these findings, one of the recommendations made was that, to improve the utilization of e-journals, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Library should invest in a more diverse collection of e-journals relevant to various fields of study. The study concluded that the shift from analog to digital has transformed information access significantly, impacting library and information services in education.

Keywords: Electronic Resources, Utilization, University, Education, Library