SAMPLE OF QUESTIONNAIRES FOR THE AWARENESS AND USE OF E-LIBRARY FACILITY

A Study Of Awareness And Use Of E-Library Facilities At The National Open University Of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Instruction: Please tick the appropriate bracket

Section A:   Personal Data

1. Gender:  a. Male [   ] b. Female  [   ]
2. Age (year): a. less than 30  [   ] b. 31-39 [ ] c. 40-49 [   ] d. 50 and above [   ]
3. Work experience (year): a. less than 10 [   ] b. 11-19 [   ] c. 20-29 [   ] d. 30and above [   ]

Section B: Awareness and Patronage of e-library

1. Are you aware of the availability of e-library in National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja? a. Yes [   ] b. No [   ]
2. How do you learn to access and use the e- library facilities /resources?
   1. Through a workshop organized by the University management  [   ]
   2. Through the help of the e- library assistant    [   ]
   3. Through self – training /peer      [   ]
   4. Others (please specify)       [   ]
3. How often do you use the e- library facilities/resources?
   1. Daily           [   ]
   2. Weekly         [   ]
   3. Monthly         [   ]
   4. Occasionally         [   ]

Section C: Usefulness and effectiveness of e-library in academic research

1. What are your purpose (s) for accessing the e-library facilities/ resources?
   1. Research          [   ]
   2. Information          [   ]
   3. Preparing lecture        [   ]
   4. Project  Journal note        [   ]
2. How does the use of the e- library facilities improve the quality and quantity of your work?
   1. Greatly improved        [   ]
   2. It has improved a little        [   ]
   3. It has not improved       [   ]
3. What is the level of your satisfaction in the use of the e- library
   1. Very satisfactory         [   ]
   2. Satisfactory         [   ]
   3. Not satisfactory         [   ]
4. To what extent does the deployment of e-library influenced the National Open University Library, Abuja capacity of supporting student in academic research?
   1. To a large extent        [   ]
   2. Averagely         [   ]
   3. Poorly         [   ]
5. Does the utilization of e-library leads to effective and efficient research?
   1. To a large extent        [   ]
   2. Averagely         [   ]
   3. Poorly           [   ]
6. Are there state of the art equipment and resources in the e-library of National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja?
   1. To a large extent        [   ]
   2. Averagely         [   ]
   3. Poorly         [   ]
7. What are the problems identifiable in the use of the e-library?
   1. Slow response rate       [   ]
   2. Lack of workstation       [   ]
   3. Poor attitude of workers       [   ]
   4. Inadequate seat        [   ]
   5. Others (please specify       [   ]