Abstract:
This study investigated the issues affecting Faculty Information Seeking Behavior in an ICT
Environment. The study was conducted in Koforidua technical university (KTU), in Ghana. The
study adopted a survey approach. The sampling method adopted for this study was simple random
sampling techniques. The respondents of the study were drawn from the Faculty of Business and
Management Studies (FBMS) of the Technical University. No sampling technique was used as the
entire population of 98 was targeted. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered
to elicit information from the respondents. A total of 98 copies of the questionnaire were strictly
administered to the respondents with 96 (98%) duly answered and retrieved. Data collected were
analysed using simple descriptive statistics. The study revealed that respondents’ main purpose
for seeking for e-resource was to support them prepare teaching notes and writing research papers
for presentation and publication. The study also brought to light that faculty’s awareness of the
availability of e-resources and e-services in the library was rather of the low side. The study also
revealed that majority of faculty accessed resources from the internet from open source websites
using search engines as google, yahoo.com, MSN Bing.com etc. as the main searching tools. The
study also revealed lack of awareness, inadequate searching skills, lack of time, are lack searching
unstable internet connectivity were also revealed to be a constraint negatively affecting smooth
access to e-resources in the library. Based on findings, the study recommended increased
awareness creation, regular user skills training programmes, and improved communication
strategies to get the users updated and abreast on issues relating to effective access and utilization
of resources in the library.
