Use of subscribed electronic eesources by undergraduate students at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
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2022-11
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COTUL
Abstract
This study assessed the use of subscribed electronic resources by undergraduate students at
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). The study aims at determining the students’
awareness, access and use of subscribed electronic resources and to examine determinants of the
use of subscribed electronic resources. The study used a cross-sectional research design to collect
data from 120 respondents using structured questionnaire as the data collection tool. Data were
coded on Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The researchers calculated the
frequencies, percentages and linear regression. Findings reveal that majority (90%) of respondents
were aware of the availability of subscribed electronic resources. Furthermore, the most used e-
resources were e-journal and e-books while the least used was e-dictionary. Furthermore, the
results found that perceived usefulness and attitude significantly influenced students’ use of
subscribed electronic resources. The study reveals that age and year of study influenced students’
use of subscribed electronic resources. The study concludes that usage of subscribed e-resources by
undergraduate students was moderate. It is recommended that librarians in academic institutions
should create regular creation of awareness on the subscribed e- resources to the library users. The
study recommends that librarians, information science and educators who intend to promote
electronic resources should ensure that they are useful. Moreover, creating awareness on the
usefulness of electronic resources to change their attitude is another important factor. Marketing
the electronic resources through outreach programmess and information literacy are necessary for
all the students.
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Research article
Keywords
Subscribed electronic resources, perceived usefulness, attitude, socio-demography, perceived ease- use, SUA