Investigating the Utilization of E-Resources in Accessing Information: A Case Study of Members of UONGOZI Institute Resource Centre and Centre for Foreign Relations.

Nchimbi, George John (2025) Investigating the Utilization of E-Resources in Accessing Information: A Case Study of Members of UONGOZI Institute Resource Centre and Centre for Foreign Relations. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study investigated the utilization of e-resources for accessing information among members of UONGOZI Institute and CFR libraries. The study was guided by four specific objectives, namely to determine types of e-resources available at UONGOZI Institute and Centre for Foreign Relation libraries; to identify the levels of awareness of e-resources among members of both libraries; to explore the level of usage of e-resources for accessing information at the selected institutions; and to examine challenges affecting utilization of e-resources and recommended possible solutions. Exploratory design was used in the process of knowledge generation through subjective reality testing. Primary data were used in facilitating knowledge generation from the participants as beneficiaries and key informants. The sample was comprised of 138 respondents. Questionnaires and interviews were used in the process of knowledge generation and the facts collected using questionnaires were computed using SPSS software version 22 to generate statistics useful to present primary data. Data collected using interviews were analyzed by using content analysis technique which were narratively presented to complement and support the results as quotations. Findings indicated that e-resources constituted several categories, namely e-books, e-journals and research papers and documents. The level of awareness on e-resources was indeed certain among many but the utilization or usage of the e-resources was found to be limited. The implication was that e resources utilization is limited. The study recommended that e-resources is essential but the usage and applicability among participants is influenced by the increasing level of societal transformation towards technology. Keywords: e-resources, utilization of e-resources, information access

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Subjects: 000 Computer science, information & general works > 020 Library & information sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Department of Journalism and Media Studies
Depositing User: Mr Habibu Kazimzuri
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2025 09:49
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025 09:49
URI: http://repository.out.ac.tz/id/eprint/4784

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