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dc.creatorOkello-Obura, Constant
dc.creatorMagara, Elisam
dc.date2012-09-28T09:22:37Z
dc.date2012-09-28T09:22:37Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:50:50Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:50:50Z
dc.identifierOkello-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.
dc.identifier1715-720X
dc.identifierhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/729
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/729
dc.descriptionThis is an open access article available from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/935
dc.descriptionObjectives – 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
dc.languageen
dc.publisherEvidence Based Library and Information Practice
dc.subjectElectronic Information
dc.subjectMakerere University Library
dc.subjectLIS students
dc.titleElectronic information access and utilization by Makerere University students in Uganda
dc.typeJournal article, preprint


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