THE UTILIZATION AND ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AMONG STUDENTS IN KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE.

ABSTRACT This research work sets out to investigate the utilization and access to electronic resources among students in Kwara State University Malete, Nigeria. Simple survey was adopted for research. Structure. The population of the study compromised of students and their populations is 250, 154 was used as the sample population, Questionnaire were administered to 154 respondents and all were retrieved. Sample technique used for this study is simple random technique, data were analyze by using frequency, table and simple percentage method The findings revealed that electronic resources are important component print information materials that ease the accessibility of utilization of information resources to serve individual purpose. It was concluded that slow network, power outage, inconsistent internet connection are some of the challenges faced with the concept of electronic information resources, Finally, recommendation were made such adequate budgeting allocation should be given to the university library for subscription to online database and acquisition of electronic books, and inverter and battery system should be installed in Electronic Library to ensure regular power supply.