PREFERENCE FOR USE OF MOBILE PHONES (DEVICES) TO ELECTRONIC FACILITIES FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

The study determined Preference of Mobile Phones over the Use of Electronic Facilities in Academic Libraries in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria. The study was guided by four (4) research questions. The target population of the study was made up of 24,650 registered users of the academic libraries under study. Simple random sampling technique was employed to ascertain the representative sample of the study. Sample sizes of 1,008 were drawn from the 24,650 target population. Questionnai