AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE AND ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU
AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE AND ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION This chapter provides the synopsis of the research work. It critically analyzed the problem statement, scope of the study, purpose of the study as well as the significance of the study. 1.1 Background to the Study: Research has shown that information gathering and use patterns in the traditional print setting have been explored into over the lifetime in different locations. To this end, the electronic environment in Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and Abia State University, Uturu presents a new and reasonably uncultivated area for such study. Recent researches conducted and literatures hold the view that the effects of increasing availability and utilisation of electronic resources are already noticeable in some institutions such as the libraries in some developed c