The study is on Extent of Awareness and Use of Online Databases in Digital Environment for Academic Activities by Undergraduate Students in Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, Nigeria. Six research objectives and questions guided the study. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population consisted of Adeyemi Federal University of Education Undergraduates. Structured questionnaire was developed for the study and used for the data collection. A sample size of 100 respondents was purposively chosen as the respondents of the study. All data were categorized and analyzed using tables, frequency, charts and simple percentage, for data analysis. The results reveal that the majority of AFUED undergraduate students had a generally low level of awareness of the available online databases in the University Digital Library. EBSCOHOST recorded the highest level of combined awareness (HA + FA + A = 65.0%), making it the most recognized database among respondents, followed by Proquest (53.0%). However, a substantial proportion of students remained unaware (NA) of most databases. JSTOR recorded a non-awareness rate of 59.0%, AGORA 69.0%, African Digital Library 64.0%, HINARI 64.0%, and Indiana University Press had the highest non-awareness rate of 75.0%. This finding suggests that awareness of online databases among AFUED undergraduates is generally low, with most students either unaware or only marginally aware of the digital resources available to them in the Online environment. the challenges confronting AFUED undergraduate students in their use of online databases. The most critical challenge was incessant power failure, with 85.0% of respondents (SA + A) affirming this as a major barrier. This was closely followed by server low bandwidth (80.0%), insufficient computers in the library (80.0%), discouraging subscription costs (70.0%), expensive downloading and printing (68.0%), and insufficient time due to academic pressure (68.0%).The most strongly supported strategies included provision of uninterrupted power supply (SA + A = 88.0%), provision of enough computers in the Digital Library (88.0%), government provision of subsidized laptops to students (88.0%), teaching students advanced database searching skills (88.0%), and giving students orientation and education on online information resources (87.0%).
Keywords: Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, Nigeria, Undergraduate Students, academic activities, digital environment, extent of awareness, use of online databases
