1.2 State of the problem
The evolution of the internet has brought about access to electronic resources. This cannot be over-estimated.
There seem to be a challenge among the user community of which the study areas are not exception. The
information needs of the users as a result of the advent of information technology have change drastically. The
issue is whether, the user community is using the appropriate sources? Are the users satisfied? Are they even
aware of the change in the existence of electronic resources? There has been series of studies (Ali, 2005;
Madhusudhan, 2008; Okello-Obura and Magara, 2008; Dadzie (2007) on the impact of electronic resources in
academic libraries in developing countries but none show any empirical relationship between the variables; level
of awareness, time and frequency ,preferred databases and satisfaction level among users. Therefore this present
study seeks to investigate whether there is a relationship between the independent variables (level of awareness,
time and frequency, preferred databases and satisfaction level and the dependent variable use of electronic
resources) in other to justify the hypothetical statements raised.