Information Literacy Skills, Use of Electronic Information Resources and Research Competence of Academic Staff in Public Universities, Lagos State, Nigeria
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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The hallmark of academic excellence depends on the research competence of academic staff of university who are shouldered with the responsibilities of modelling both
undergraduate and postgraduate students in the part of quality academic achievements. The pivotal role of Research competence in raising quality products in institution of higher learning is the reason for this study which is aimed at finding out the influence of Information Literacy Skill(ILS) and use of Electronic Information Resources(EIR) on research competence of academic staff in public universities in Lagos, State. It is a descriptive survey study. The population comprises 3556 out of which 346 were sampled using Krejce and Morgan table. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, the hypothesis were tested using linear regression. The study found moderate level of research competence, high level of ILS was found and a moderate level of use of EIR .. The test of hypothesis revealed that ILS (Adj.R 2=0.202,F(1,105)= 26.610, p=000) and Use of EIR (Adj.R 2=0.359,F(1,105)= 60.424, p=000) have significant positive influence on service quality. The study concludes that both ILS and use of EIR should be encouraged and supported by the institution to achieve a viable research competence. The study recommends that Universities should allocate resources and support for the development of research competence and information literacy skills. This can include funding for research projects, access to academic journals, and dedicated research support services
Key words: Research competence, Information Literacy skill, Electronic resources, digital literacy skills,
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Research competence, Information Literacy skill, Electronic resources, digital literacy skills
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Kate Turabian