Abstract:
This paper is the result of a study that was conducted to investigate the accessibility and use of
electronic information resources by the livestock researchers in Tanzania. One of the main
objectives of the study was to assess the information literacy skills of livestock researchers. The
study was conducted in three livestock research institutes in Tanzania with an overall sample size
of fifty respondents consisting of livestock researchers and information professionals. Detailed
questionnaires, interviews and observations were the methods used for data collection while data
was analysed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and content analysis. One of the
findings of the study was the lack of information literacy skills among most of the researchers and
this was found to be limiting their access and use of e-resources. This paper discusses the level of
information literacy that livestock researchers possess and its impact on these researchers’
awareness and use of e-resources.
