Use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam

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dc.contributor.authorKatabalwa, A. S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-23T05:26:30Z
dc.date.available2018-05-23T05:26:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionLibrary Review, 2016; 65 (6/7): 445-460en_US
dc.description.abstractPurpose – ThispaperaimstoassesstheuseofelectronicjournalresourceattheUniversityofDares Salaam.ThestudyinvolvedthepostgraduatestudentsintheSchoolofEducationattheUniversityof DaresSalaam. Design/methodology/approach – A combination of questionnaires for postgraduate students and interview for the reference librarians was used, whereby 100 postgraduate students and six reference librarianswereinvolvedinthestudy.SPSSandcontentanalysiswereusedtoanalysethedata. Findings – Major findings of the study reveal that majority of the students reported using electronic journal resources for various purposes including working on the assignments, research proposal writing,literaturereview,researchreportwriting,currentawareness,leisureandforextraexploration of ongoing scientific debates through peer-reviewed papers. The challenges encountered in the use of electronic journal resources include power outage, inadequate bandwidth, slow download speed, inability to access the resources from home, lack of training, lack of awareness, limited access to computersanddifficultyinsearching.Finally,therecommendationsforimprovingtheuseofelectronic journalresourcesareprovided. Originality/value – Thisisthefirsttimeanefforthasbeenmadetoassesstheuseofelectronicjournal resourcesbypostgraduatestudentsintheSchoolofEducationattheUniversityofDaresSalaam.The studycouldbeusedtoassessthepostgraduatestudents’needforelectronicresourcesattheUniversity ofDaresSalaamandotherusersinhigherlearninginstitutions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2152
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Insighten_US
dc.subjectUser educationen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectDar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectElectronic resourcesen_US
dc.subjectE-resources' usageen_US
dc.subjectPostgraduate studentsen_US
dc.titleUse of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/LR-11-2015-0108en_US

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