Abstract
This research work focuses on Electronic Information Resources and their impacts on the
undergraduate students of Imo State University Library, Owerri Library. Four specific
research objectives and four research questions were posed to guide the study. The study adopted
survey research design. The study was conducted in Imo State University Owerri Library.
The population of this study is 3,344 registered users of the library. The sample for the
study was 357. Taro Yamane's (1969) statistical formula was used to determine the sample
size of 357. The instrument used in collecting data for the study was rating scale tagged
“Electronic Resources and their Impact on the Academic Library (ERIAL)”. The data
collected were analysed using mean scores. The findings revealed among others that ejournals,
e-books, e-theses, e-dissertation, online database, e-magazines and e-dictionaries
are available in the library studied; e-journals, e-books, e-theses, e-dissertation, online
database, e-magazines and e-dictionaries were relatively used at high extent by the
students in the library studied. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended
among others that Imo State Government should allocate sufficient fund to the university
libraries in order to maintain subscription rate of electronic resources as well as acquire
other enhanced electronic information resources used by the students; and library staff
should always make electronic information resources accessible to students so as to enable
them satisfy their information needs and to maintain high extent of use.
Keywords: Libraries, information resources, Electronic Information Resources, Students
Publication Date: 2026-10-31