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The study investigated the awareness and usage of open educational resources among Library and Information Science undergraduates in the department of educational management, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the
research were to find out the level of awareness of LIS undergraduates towards OERs, sources of awareness, types of OERs used by LIS undergraduates, level of usage of OERs among the undergraduates and the problems militating against their usage. In carrying out this study, five research questions were raised. Descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. The population for the study is 289 undergraduates. The total enumeration and accidental sampling techniques were used for this study. The instruments used for this study were a questionnaire with the title “Awareness and Usage of Open Access Resources Questionnaire (AUOARQ)” The data obtained were analyzed, using frequency and percentages. Findings from the study revealed that the LIS undergraduates had high level of awareness of open educational resources, they became aware of OER though self-exploration on the internet, open e-book and open access journals were utilized by the undergraduates. They had high level of usage of open educational resources. Unstable power supply, inadequate ICT facilities, poor Internet connectivity, lack of retrieval skills,
lack of internet search skills and download delay were some of the barriers associated with the use of OERs. Undergraduates’ attendance at such orientation, workshop and seminar should be made mandatory
research were to find out the level of awareness of LIS undergraduates towards OERs, sources of awareness, types of OERs used by LIS undergraduates, level of usage of OERs among the undergraduates and the problems militating against their usage. In carrying out this study, five research questions were raised. Descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. The population for the study is 289 undergraduates. The total enumeration and accidental sampling techniques were used for this study. The instruments used for this study were a questionnaire with the title “Awareness and Usage of Open Access Resources Questionnaire (AUOARQ)” The data obtained were analyzed, using frequency and percentages. Findings from the study revealed that the LIS undergraduates had high level of awareness of open educational resources, they became aware of OER though self-exploration on the internet, open e-book and open access journals were utilized by the undergraduates. They had high level of usage of open educational resources. Unstable power supply, inadequate ICT facilities, poor Internet connectivity, lack of retrieval skills,
lack of internet search skills and download delay were some of the barriers associated with the use of OERs. Undergraduates’ attendance at such orientation, workshop and seminar should be made mandatory
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