USE OF ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (e-LIBRARY) IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE-EKITI, EKITI STATE

The effectiveness of a library as a facility for education is determined by the success to which the library is able to provide and satisfy users’ information need. This study is based on the use of electronic library in the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. The purpose of the study is to identify the facilities available, reasons why the students use e-library, how often are its uses and the challenges the students encountered in the course of accessing e-library. The research design for the study is a descriptive survey. Four research questions guided the study. The population of the study is 280 respondents from NCE students. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The data collected was analyzed by frequency percentage and descriptive statistics mean with standard deviation. The study revealed that students used e-library sometimes to find solutions to their assignments, in-depth research work, and access online journals. The problems encountered when using e-library include inability to print out, shortage of time allocated to browse, insufficient facilities and unfriendly attitude of the staff. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations are made for the allocation of enough fund for the acquisition of appropriate e-library facilities; the management of library should allow the users to save information into storage medium; extend the closing time of the e-library and time allocated to students for browsing