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(Indian Journal of Library and Information Science, 2009-09) Adetoro, Niran; Nkiko, Christopher
Information technology (IT) availability in organizations may not necessarily translate to
utilization. This study therefore investigated the availability and utilization. of IT among the
academic staff of Covenant University Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted. Using total
enumeration technique, data were collected from the academic staff in all the 16 academic
departments in the institution using a questionnaire tagged Information Technology Availability
and Utilization Questionnaire ITAUQ (a=0.72). All the 300 academic staff in the university were
sampled, however, 175 questionnaire were eventually retrieved and used for the study. This
represents 58.3% response rate. The study found that internet ( =3.37; SD=0.97), computers (
=3.06; SD = 1.47), Online/CD-ROM databases ( = 2.97; SD = 1.17), photocopiers ( =2.93; SD='=1.30);
local area network ( =2.47; SD=1.60), audio-visuals ( =2.47; SD=1.36) and printers ( =2.14; SD=l.48)
were available; while computers ( =3.76; SD=0.73), internet ( =3.53; SD=l.10), photocopiers (
=2.74; SD=1.40), printers ( =2.70; SD=l.41) and Online/CD-ROM databases ( =2.06; SD=l.59)
were found to be frequently utilized. IT availability had significant relationship with IT utilization
(r=0.666; P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the utilization of IT resources based on
gender (t=0.1745, d£=173; P>0.05). The study recommends periodic upgrade of IT resources and
staff IT skills improvement through training.