FACULTY USAGE OF DATABASES AND lTS RELATIONSHIP TO ICT SKILLS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN
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2023
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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSINMA LIBRARY COMPLEX
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate faculty usage of databases and the·
relationship to JCT skills at the University of Ilorin (UN/LORIN). Preliminary
investigation has revealed that there is low usage of the databases' provisions,
is reported by the university library administrator. The study employed stratified
random sampling .. This method of sampling involves the division of a population into
smaller groups known as strata. The strata comprise Professor, Reader, Senior
Lecturer, · Lecturer I, Lecturer II, Assistant Lecturer and Graduate Assistant. From
the 1433 faculty members in the university, the researcher selected 20% of the total
population. The sample size is 285 drawn from the various faculties. The instrument
·used for data collection was questionnaire. The study revealed that there is low
usage of databases provision dµ.e to low JCT skills among faculty members. There
' ·was a relationship between faculty usage and JCT skills of faculty members. The study
recommends that faculty members should acquire adequate JCT skills as it can
facilitate the usage of databases provisions
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Faculty members, Usage, SOCIAL SCIENCES::Statistics, computer and systems science::Informatics, computer and systems science::Databases, ICTskills, University of Ilorin