INTERNET BEHAVIOURS AS PREDICTORS OF READING PROFICIENCY OF MODEL SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, OYO STATE
The study investigated the internet behaviours of students in selected model senior secondary schools in Ibadan metropolis and the extent to which these behaviours predicted their reading proficiency. The study adopted the descriptive research design with a sample of 500 senior secondary school (II) students randomly selected from ten model senior secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis of Oyo state. Two instruments were validated and used for data collection: Students’ Internet Behaviour Questionnaire r=.87) and Reading Proficiency Test (r=.79). Frequency counts, percentages and multiple
SUMMARY The Internet has changed the way users access information for their research needs. According to recent surveys, we have a generation of Google users who search for information for their research needs in Web search engines before they search the OPAC. Catalogers are faced with the issue of how to help users improve access to the bibliographic world in the Internet environment. This article presents three case studies as examples of corporate name authority records that could be greatly improved by using or adding current information from the Internet. Strategies for searching official corporate body Web pages, adding references, and updating local catalogs are discussed.