Satisfaction with the Use of Electronic Journals of the Students of the College of Arts and Sciences Liceo de Cagayan University

The study sought to determine the satisfaction with the use of electronic journals of the students of the College of Arts and Sciences in Liceo de Cagayan University. The study focused on five major points: 1) the course of the respondents, 2) frequency of the utilization of electronic journals among the respondents when  grouped according to their course, 3) extent of satisfaction level with the utilization of electronic journals, 4) difficulties encountered in accessing the electronic journals and 5) the relationship between the respondents’ level of satisfaction with the utilization of electronic journals and their respective courses. In answering the problems, the study used the descriptive research design employing a researcher-made questionnaire for gathering the data, which were analyzed and interpreted using frequency and percentage, rank, and the P-value.Findings reveal that the highest percentage of the respondents majored in International Studies while the lowest percentage majored in Biology. E-journals were used most frequently only when they were required by their teachers. The respondents’ extent of satisfaction with the utilization of the electronic journals considering the different research activities was moderate.  The most common factor for the respondents’ difficulties in accessing electronic journals was “time consuming†while the least common factor was unsuitability of the coverage of e-journals in relation to their research areas. The course International Studies was significantly related to the respondents’ level of satisfaction with the utilization of electronic journals.