Title: Online Information Resources Used by Students of Bill and Melinda Gate College of Health Technology Ningi Bauchi State
Author(s): Garba Dahiru (CLN), Abdullahi Abubakar Dewa (CLN), Saleh Mubarak Yashi
Publication Year: 2024; Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 74-85

The study investigated the Online Information Search Skills among Students of Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Technology Ningi. Three objectives and three research questions were raised to guide the researcher. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was One Hundred and Ninety 190 students of the college in which out of the total One Hundred and Twenty-Seven 127 students was used as a sample through the Krejcie and Morgan 1970 recommendation. Twenty-One items of four 4 point scale questionnaire were used as the instrument for data collection. Frequency and percentages were used for data analysis. The study found that most students at Bill and Melinda Gates College of Health Technology in Ningi utilize online information resources and many face difficulties accessing them. This indicates a need for constant training and seminars by faculty library and department staff to effectively teach students how to search for information using online resources. The study recommends that online information searching skills should be incorporated as a core course for all students from 100 level up to 300 level in addition each department should establish an online information practical room. Finally professionals should manage these rooms to help students learn the skills and techniques to seek information online. In conclusion the study affirms that the use of online information resources helps the students in so many ways as having access to the resources very quickly without hitches and not cost effective