INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR AND USAGE OF A MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM AT NIGERIA FRENCH VILLAGE, BADAGRY

Abstract

The study investigated information-seeking behaviour and usage of a multi-media platform at Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry. A purposive sampling technique was adopted for this study. The population of the study was six thousand (6000) students. Questionnaire was used to collect data from ninety five (95) students at Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry to represent the population. The data were analysed descriptively using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. The findings of the study revealed that Web was the major Multi-Media Platform available for seeking information at the Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry. Information Seeking Strategies are the major techniques utilised for information seeking at Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry; and lack of motivation was the major challenge faced in accessing the multi-media platform for information at Nigeria French Village, Badagry. The study recommended that other multi- media platforms such as Database, Electronic Journal, FTP (File Transfer Protocol), and Listserv should be made available to the students by the Federal Ministry of Education. Techniques for information seeking such as evaluation, location and access, and use of information should be highly utilized by the students at the Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry. Adequate time should be dedicated to accessing the multi-media platform for information by the students which will result at creating new ideas in accessing the multi-media platform for information.