INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS AND USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

This study examined the information literacy skills and use of electronic information resources among undergraduates in the Department of Library and Information Science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. The objectives of the study were to examine the extent of critical thinking skills and use of electronic information resources among undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education; find out the extent of information search skills and use of electronic information resources among undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education; examine the extent of information retrieval skills and the use of electronic information among undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education; and determine the extent of internet skills and use of electronic information resources among undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education. This study adopted the survey research design. A total number of one hundred (100) persons out of the entire population were sampled. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the respondents. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Mean and standard deviation scores were used to analyze the research questions. The decision to accept or reject will be based on a criterion mean of 2.50. The study found out that to a high extent undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education hardly evaluate information found in electronic resources critically before using it. The study also found out that to a high extent agreed that undergraduates in the department of library and information science in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education do not compare multiple electronic information resources before making a decision. The study also revealed that to a high extent undergraduates do not apply critical thinking when solving academic problems using electronic resources. The study recommended that the Department of Library and Information Science at Ignatius Ajuru University of Education should embed information literacy modules into core courses to teach students how to locate, evaluate, and ethically use electronic resources.