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Adoption of Scholarly Databases in a Developing Country

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  • Foluke Okocha

    (Landmark University, Nigeria)

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The study revealed that awareness and acceptance of scholarly databases by undergraduates is still relatively low in Nigeria. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed exploring perceptions of students. Descriptive analysis, one-way ANOVA, and cross-tabulation were carried out in the analysis of data using statistical package for social science (SPSS) software. Science Direct was revealed to be the preferred scholarly database of students with the highest satisfaction level. Findings showed that Agora and Teal were used by agricultural sciences while JSTOR and Ebrary were used more by business and social sciences. However, factors that limited acceptance were challenges of information retrieval skills and student preferred interest for general search engines persist. Undergraduate students were also noted to be more interested in the relevance of the information source than the currency and authority and accuracy of the source. There is a need to improve the information literacy skills and the information retrieval skills of undergraduate students.

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  • Foluke Okocha, 2021. "Adoption of Scholarly Databases in a Developing Country," International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence (IJDLDC), IGI Global, vol. 12(4), pages 20-32, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jdldc0:v:12:y:2021:i:4:p:20-32
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