Computer Self-efficacy, Computer Literacy Skills, Cognitive Skills and Use of Electronic Resources by Social Science Doctoral Students in Nigerian Federal Universities

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1 Research Data Management, Knowledge Management and Information Communication and Technology, Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

2 Information and Records Management, Knowledge Management, Information Communication and Technology for Organization Development, Library Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract
 This study investigated the effects of computer self-efficacy, computer literacy skills, and cognitive skills on the use of electronic resources among social science doctoral students in Nigerian federal universities. The methodology adopted was the survey research design of the correlational type and a stratified random sampling technique was used to select 2,108 from the population size of 3,342 in 33 faculties of social sciences. Results of the research revealed that there were significant relationships among computer self-efficacy, computer literacy skills, and cognitive skills on the use of electronic resources among social science doctoral students. Computer self-efficacy, computer literacy skills, and cognitive skills have a significant joint effect on the use of electronic resources among Social Science doctoral students in Nigerian Federal Universities. It was therefore recommended that curriculum upgrades be done from undergraduate to postgraduate level that will inculcate the use of computers for learning and various presentations to enhance computer self-efficacy, computer literacy skills, and cognitive skills of doctoral students.

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