Organizational Support, Personality Traits and Use of Legal Databases by Lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOluwatomisin Omobola AJEWOLE
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-29T15:21:26Z
dc.date.available2025-09-29T15:21:26Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of Information and Communication Technology did not exclude the legal profession from its disruptive impact, given rise to the availability of legal databases for legal researches therefore understanding understudying the factors that influences the use of these legal databases is crucial. This study at the organizational level investigated the organizational supports and at the personality level investigated the personality traits as factors that influences that use of legal databases among lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. Using Solving formular the study arrived at a sample of 333 out of a population of 2000 lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the research questions and hypotheses respectively. The hypotheses were tested using P-Values at 0.05 level of significance. The study found a moderate usage (Mean=2.8) of legal databases among lawyers. The test of hypothesis found that Organization factors has a positive significant influence on use of legal databases (AdjR2=15.3, p=0.001 < 0.05) while Personality traits has weak significant (AdjR2=8.2, p=0.001 < 0.05) influence on use of legal databases. The study found a joint significant influence of organization factors and personality traits on use of legal databases among lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study concluded that place of organization support and personality traits is inevitable in enhancing quality usage of legal databases for optimum legal researches. It was recommended that Law firms, and Law schools should increase the frequency and depth of training programs focused on the use of legal databases. Keywords: Use of Legal Databases, Legal Research, Organizational support, Personality traits, Lawyers, Legal Practitioners, Ibadan. Word Count: 265
dc.identifier.citationKate turabia
dc.identifier.otherMLIS
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.lcu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1116
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLead City University, Ibadan
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMLIS
dc.subjectUse of Legal Databases
dc.subjectLegal Research
dc.subjectOrganizational support
dc.subjectPersonality traits
dc.subjectLawyers
dc.subjectLegal Practitioners
dc.subjectIbadan
dc.titleOrganizational Support, Personality Traits and Use of Legal Databases by Lawyers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
dc.typeThesis

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