PERCEIVE QUALITY AND EASE OF USE AS A DETERMINANTS OF E RESOURCES CREDIBILITY IN UNIVERSITIES IN KWARA STATE

ABSTRACT The proliferation of information and communication technology (ICT) has brought noticeable effects in all walks of life including teaching and research. This study holds significant implications for academic institutions, library professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in the provision and management of E-resources in universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. This research work covers the perceive quality and ease of use as a determinants of E resources credibility and it is limited to Students of the Universities in Kwara State Nigeria only. This study will be carried out in University of Ilorin and Kwara State university Molete as the geographical location of this study. The total number of librarians in University of Ilorin is 50, Summit University Offa is 3 which comprises of both professional and para-professionals making a total of 53. The rationale for this was because it was not a large population. The data collection instrument used was questionnaire. The questionnaire is simple, structured and was self-administered; the method used in the presentation, analysis and interpretation of data collected is the statistical method involving the use of simple percentages and tables. In view of the findings of this study as summarized above, the research has come to the following conclusions. The perceived quality of Eresources in Universities in Kwara State, this qualities are accuracy and reliability, relevance, comprehensiveness, currency, accessibility, compatibility reliability, user interface, training programs, user support, user surveys and usage statistics. The extent to which perceived quality and ease of uses influence the credibility of E-resources among the users are; Trust and Reliability, user satisfaction, Academic Performance and Research Output. The study recommended that Improvement of ICT infrastructure is likely to improve the usage of these resources, a development that is also likely to improve teaching and research activities in the country. To strengthen the usage, outreach programmes by librarians and an embedded librarian model are recommended for adoption, while ICT infrastructure, and off campus access should be improved.