21st century undergraduate variables and their information search behaviours in the University of Calabar

Abstract

The study was design investigate under graduates‟ variables and their information sourcing behaviours in the twenty first century in behaviours in University of Calabar, Calabar Nigeria, for this to be achieved two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Detail literature review was carried on the variables of the study. Survey research design was adopted and the population of the study was 3,321 registered 2019/2020 academic session, who registered as users of University of Calabar library. The sample of 200 respondent drawn through accidental sampling technique was used. The data collection was done using a structuring questionnaire constructed by the researcher tapped „University Under Graduates‟ Information Sourcing Behaviours Questionnaire‟ (UUGISBQ). The instrument was subjected to face validity. One way analysis of variance and independent t test were used to analyzed the data and tested at .05 level of significance after which one of the hypotheses rejected and one retained, the results therefore indicated that; age of under graduates does not significant influence their information sourcing behaviours, there is a significant influence of University under graduates‟ gender on information sourcing behaviours in University of Calabar, Calabar. Based on the findings the following recommendations that, the University administration organize training and retraining programmes for academic staff, more information sourcing channels should be created.