| dc.description.abstract | Highlight of the study problem is on the strength of the fact that, there has been an established poor reading culture among Nigerian students. The big question is, has the advent of the internet improved reading culture or is reading culture still stagnant? In developing this assessment, the specific-objectives was to examine the reading culture of students before the advent of the internet, evaluate the effect of the internet on the reading culture of NILDS post-graduate students and to determine the possible challenges in the use of internet services. Given the inconclusive evidence on this study, the study seeks to contribute to the debate raised.
The study adopted the mixed research design where primary data were taken from key informants through one-on-one interview that helped to bring out thoughts of participants on the subject matter and structured questionnaires were administered to students currently undergoing programs for a survey. Secondary data were equally gotten from library research on journals, books, publications, data-based documentations and reports on related literature. The techniques of data analysis was the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) where numerical data using tables as well as percentages were presented, while prose and descriptive methods were deployed in the analysis of data.
Key findings from the study’s specific objectives pointed out the fact that reading culture in Nigeria has been relatively poor before the advent of the internet. It was also revealed that the influence of the internet to a large extent, has improve the reading culture of NILDS post-graduate students as they learn new things supported with electronic devices like zoom, power point presentation among others. Furthermore, the study identified the fact that despite some challenges associated with the use of internet services, the internet remains the most powerful medium of communication at present as it connects people and other actors across different parts of the world in just a click.
Key recommendations tied to key findings were suggested to be, management of NILDS/University of Benin post-graduate program may wish to consider introducing prize awards to encourage reading culture by taking statistics of the number of times students register in the library to read. NILDS library may incorporate google classroom in addition to its adapted innovations as it might help students to follow lectures and enhance their learning experience. Lastly, NILDS management may consider stipulating the limit of utilization of the internet by installing CCTV cameras in the library as a check on student’s usage of the facility. The study concluded that the use of the internet on the reading culture of students in general and students of NILDS in particular, is positive. | en_US |
