Use of Electronic Resources in Academic Libraries in Nigeria

The primary purpose of academic libraries is to support teaching, learning, and research and to support the parent institution's mission and goals. Advances in computer applications during the past few decades have brought radical changes in the way information is gathered, stored, organized, accessed, retrieved and consumed. Print resources are increasingly giving way to the electronic materials. In Nigeria, many Libraries have transformed into digital and virtual libraries where print resources such as books, journals, and magazines have changed into e-books, e-journals, and e-magazines. This book x-ray the level of use of e- resources, the most frequently used e-resources, the purpose for using e-resources, benefits derived the use of e-resources and as well as the challenges militating against the provision and use of e-resources in academic libraries in Nigeria.