Information literacy competence and use of information resources by medical students in two universities in Lagos state, Nigeria Department:Information Management Technology By: Ekings Project ID: 7377 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractHence it becomes necessary to investigate the information literacy competence and use of information resources by medical students in two universities in Lagos State, Nigeria. Survey research design was used for the study. The population consisted of 387 medical students in the 3rd year of study from the University of Lagos College of Medicine and Lagos State University College of Medicine. Sampling was enumerative as all 387 members of the population were included in the study. A structured questionnaire titled“ Information Literacy Competence and Use of Information Resources (ILIRUQ) was used for data collection. The response rate was 90%. The questionnaire was pretested using the Cronbach’s Alpha method. The reliability coefficient for the respective scales that made up the questionnaire were: (0.97) for types of information resources available, (0.94) for information resources use, (0.87) for the extent of information literacy competency and (0.93) for the challenges faced by students. Data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Findings revealed that information literacy competence (r600, p.05) had a significant positive relationship with the use of information resources by medical students. Findings also revealed that newspaper/magazine (Mean3.72) was the highest available resource, followed by maps (mean3.71), medical records/cases (mean3.71) and pamphlets (mean 3.70)....Preview Download Preview +Other Information Management Technology project topics and materials you might be interested in»The impact of internet and the way it influence students reading culture»The effect of ICT on the Nigerian economic growth and development»Impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on the performance of nurses staff»Design and implementation of an online departmental opinion poll system»The problems and prospects of using information and communication technology for record keeping in tertiary institutions in Nigeria»Information behaviour and work effectiveness of physicians in selected government hospitals in Edo state, Nigeria»ICT skills, social media use and service delivery by librarians in federal universities in south-west, Nigeria»Information literacy competence and use of information resources by medical students in two universities in Lagos state, Nigeria»Influence of patient records management practices, disease surveillance and notification systems on epidemic control in Osun state, Nigeria»Information literacy skills, computer self-efficacy and e-resources use by postgraduate students in private university libraries in south-west, Nigeria