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The purposive sampling technique was also adopted in selecting 12 university libraries which the preliminary study had revealed that they have Internet access and also subscribe to ERs in the south-west geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Questionnaire and oral interview were used for data collection. The population size consists of all the 36,116 library-registered undergraduate students in the 12 universities, while the sample size is 1,806 (5 per cent of the population) and the 12 librarians heading the ERs sections of the libraries. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Findings<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 The findings revealed that ERs are not adequately utilized, undergraduate students do not possess adequate information literacy skills necessary for optimal utilization of the libraries\u2019 ERs and strong positive correlation between level of undergraduate students\u2019 information literacy skill and their use of ERs provided in the library. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 This paper provides practical insights into the impact of possessing inadequate information literacy skills on the use of ERs. <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n \u2013 This paper is the first to relate undergraduate students\u2019 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