COMPUTER SELF - EFFICACY, ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPUTER AND IDENTIFICATION WITH INTERNET AS DETERMINANTS OF INTERNET USE AMONG LIBRARIANS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the extent to which computer seif-efficacy, attitude towards computer and identification with Internet determined  Internet use among librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive reseach design of the ex-post facto type. The target population for the study were librarians in pulic universities in Western Nigeria. One hundred and seventeen librarians participated in the study. Computer self-efficacy inventory, Computer attitde inventory, identification with Internet inventory, and Internet use inventory were used to obtain data. Five hypothese were teted at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysised using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression. Results indicated that a combination of computer self- efficacy, attitude towards computer and identification with Internet  had significant positive relationship with Internet use (R= 0.509, p< 0.05 ) and contributed 25.9% of the variance in Internet use. Identification with Internet (Beta=0.464, t=4.946,P<0.05) and computer self -efficacy ( Beta= 0.200,t= 2.370,P< 0.05) were found to be significant predictors of Internet use. Internet use among librarians had significant positive  relationship with identification with Internet (r = 0.455, P< 0.05) and Computer self-efficacy (r= 0.309, P < 0.05) but had no significant relationship with attitude towards computer (r=  0.0988, P>0.05). Computer self-efficacy, attitude towards computer and identification with Internet  determined the use of Internet among librarians in public universities in Western Nigeria.   It is therefore recommended that the administrators of university libraries take these factors into account when making oganisational policies.