MISC> The Digital Divide Issue: Third World Internet Use Case Example: A Nigerian University
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- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:18:33 -0600
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From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:12:13 -0500 (EST)
ARTICLE: The Digital Divide Issue: Third World Internet Use Case
Example: A Nigerian University
In Nigeria, the study examined in this First Monday article concludes that
there is minimal use of the internet by postgraduate students for research.
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A study of Internet usage in Nigerian universities: A case study of
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria by K.O. Jagboro
First Monday, volume 8, number 2 (February 2003),
URL: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_2/jagboro/index.html
The Internet is arguably one of the most significant technological
developments of the late 20th century. However, despite the added benefits
of this tool to learning, teaching and research, a number of problems
still plague Internet connectivity and usage in the Nigerian University
system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of
utilization of the Internet for academic research at the Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to
postgraduate students spanning art and science based programmes. The
results from the analysis of the responses showed that the use of the
Internet ranked fourth (17.26 percent) among the sources of research
materials.
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The study has clearly demonstrated the present low level of utilization of
the Internet by Postgraduate students as a source of materials for
academic research at the Obafemi Awolowo University. This low level may be
attributed to two factors: the low level of connectivity, and the high
cost of cybercaf facilities. In view of the huge academic resources
available on the Internet and its usefulness to learning, teaching and
research, it would be necessary for libraries of Higher Institutions in
Nigeria to provide guaranteed access to the Internet as a way of enhancing
their books and journals collections.
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Full Story May Be Read at the URL Above. A brief bibliography is included
with this article and a couple of the sources cited in the bibliography
are hyperlinked to enable online access.
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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