Accessibility and Utilization of E-Learning Resources of Undergraduate Students in Academic Libraries: A Precursor to Academic Goals

Abstract

The hallmark of the 21^st century era is access and share of information across the globe for sustainable capacity and development.  .Little wonder then, that equitable access and utilization of information is being championed globally. Academic libraries are at the center of learning and research in higher institutions. The library is tasked with provision of timely, important, accurate, up-to-date, and accessible information resources to support teaching, learning, and research and in turn, help students to become functional members of the society through access to information. The world as a global village depend so much on the internet/web in share of timely information not limited by geography. This led to the adoption of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in academic libraries.  E-learning resources are components of ICT. However, librarians are therefore, concerned with the accessibility level of these wonder-resources by students. Consequently, this study further examined the relationship between accessibility and utilization of e-learning resources and achievement of academic goals. The paper adopted correlational study design. The population of the study comprised of undergraduate students of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The finding showed that there is indeed a relationship between accessibility and utilization of e-learning resources and achievement of academic goals. It was therefore, recommended that efforts should be made by educationists and managements of higher institutions to provide adequate e-learning resources to aid learning.

Keywords: E-learning resources, accessibility, utilization, academic libraries, undergraduates, academic goals.