Influence Of Demographic Factors N Use Of Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC By Undergraduates In Selected University Libraries In Southern Nigeria

Abstract The present study investigated the influence of some demographic factors which include gender age and level of study on the use of online public access catalogue OPAC by undergraduate students of two selected universities in Southern Nigeria. These schools include university of Benin Benin and Ambrose Ali University Ekpoma both of Edo State South-South Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was adopted for this study and the purposive sampling technique was used to select two hundred and eighty three 283 from both institutions. Results revealed that gender age and level of study had influence on the use of OPAC. Relevant recommendations concerning the influence of these demographic factors were made