Extent and Relationship of ICT Literacy, Skills, and Challenges on Use of E-Resources, among Postgraduate Students, in Federal Universities in Nigeria

            With the advent of new technologies it witnessed significant positive influence on teaching, learning and research activities in universities. This has offered university libraries such ample opportunities to widely provide information resources in a variety of formats. However, researches have reported under underutilization of e-Resources in university despite the immense benefits to users. This research examined the extent and relationship of ICT literacy and ICT skills on use of e-Resources among postgraduate students’ in Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design focused on a total population of all the 2100 postgraduate students of the University. Multistage sampling technique was used in the selection process of the targeted sample. A purposive selection and proportionate sampling technique was employed to extract the sample size of 325 postgraduate students from among various programs as being the respondents for the study. A validated questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The Cronbach’s alpha value for the constructs determined was 0.94 while the response rate reached 98%. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation on the extent of literacy and levels of skill on use of e-Resources; whereas Pearson Product Moment Correlation was carried out on the relationship among them. Findings revealed that there was a significant level of ICT literacy and ICT skills on the use of e-Resources as well as positive correlation between ICT literacy and ICT skills and use of e-Resources. Thus, it translated to significant influence of ICT literacy and ICT skills on the use of the e-Resources. Therefore the study concluded that utilization of e-Resources is promoted due to competent access and knowledge of information and communication technology among postgraduate students in the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria