PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND USE OF OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES BY UNDERGRADUATES

Abstract

The study explores influence of psychological factors on use of open access resources by undergraduates in two universities in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and the population consisted of 257 undergraduates. Multi-stage sampling was adopted, data was collected with questionnaire and analysed with frequencies, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. Result showed that majority of the undergraduates used electronic books and electronic databases. The respondents majorly used open access resources because they are digital in nature, while a little above half of the undergraduates (53.6%) indicated that they use open courseware on a daily basis. Also, result revealed that there is positive significant relationship between psychological factors and use of open access resources by undergraduates. It was therefore recommended that orientation programmes should be organised for proper awareness of the benefits of open access resources and to exhibit positive attitude towards its use.