ABSTRACT
The internet is one of the greatest
recent advancement in the world of information technology and has become a
useful instrument that has fostered the process of making the world a global
village. However, despite the added benefits of the internet to learning,
teaching and research, there is no provision of effective internet service in
most of the tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. The objective of this study was
to evaluate the impact of the internet for learning, teaching and research in
institutions of higher learning. Critical
reviews of related literature were made. Relevant theories were used to gratify
the study. Quantitative research design was used in which cross-sectional
survey method was adopted while the data collection instrument was the
questionnaire. The results from
the analysis of the responses showed that students and staff use internet
mainly for research and e-mail. However,
the findings revealed five categories of readers; the non-readers who believe
that reading is a boring activity and time consuming, the marginal readers who do not have much
interest in reading. They would rather do other activities than reading.
Readers read only when it is really necessary especially to pass
examination/quiz. Finally, some of the recommendations made includes: The University
has the potential to make online access to the collections in the medical
library possible if required infrastructure is acquired. The library has the
capacity to host up to twenty (20) workstations. The University library should
embark on information literacy/sensitization programme for students in order to
effectively harness the various web-based electronic resources it subscribed
to.
