437 DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, Vol. 37, No. 6, November 2017, pp. 437-442, DOI : 10.14429/djlit.37.10628  2017, DESIDOC 1. INTRODUCTION One of the technological breakthrough of 21 st century is internet. Originated from military, internet has become an indispensable tool in the global educational dispensation. The Internet is the greatest exponent of information revolution. It is now a main source of, and the main channel for vital information. It offers the largest reservoir of vital information in the world 1 . The ability to use information technology is becoming increasingly important in every facet of life. The information technology used creatively, can make a difference in the way teachers teach and the way students learn 1 . It is clear today, that internet has become an indispensable tool in the in global educational dispensation. And has eliminated distance as the barrier to access of information. The proliferation of mobile technology especially the smartphones, has helped to make the internet more popular among students 2 . Today, from the comfort of their armchairs, internet connects millions of users of hundreds nationalities through the interconnectivities of thousands networks. The ocean of information in the internet in variety of formats with relative ease of access are among the reasons that bought the technology academic patronage. In a conference hosted by UNESCO in 2002; Open Educational Resources (OER) was defined as: ‘The open provision of educational resources, enabled by information and communication technologies, for consultation, use and adaptation by a community of users for non-commercial purposes’ 3 . However, ‘Open Educational Resources are defined recently as digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research’ 4 . OER include: textbooks, course materials, modules, videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials or techniques used to support access to knowledge, audio-video lectures, sounds and music lesson plans, quizzes, syllabi, instructional modules, simulations, content, software tools, licenses and best practices 5 . The ‘open’ conceptually implies the zero cost and non-restrictive nature of the materials. The shortage of learning and instructional materials and the general underfunding of education, coupled with the recent advance in internet infrastructure and mobile technology make OER a hotcake in Nigeria educational enterprise. The two most important aspects of openness in OER have to do with free availability over the internet and as few restrictions as possible on the use of the resource. OER have no technical barriers (undisclosed source code), no price barriers (subscriptions, licensing fees, pay-per-view fees) and as few legal permission barriers as possible (copyright and licensing restrictions) for the end-user 6 .OER have gain a wider use and application in Nigeria educational community, notably by the students. But only National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and National Teachers Institute (NTI) are credited as proponents of this technology in Nigeria. The current students’ attitudinal change toward the internet and its educational packages in recent times is enough a stimuli for a research of this kind. One of these educational Use of Open Educational Resources and Print Educational Materials by Federal College of Education Katsina, Nigeria: A Study Rufai Danmusa Gambo * and Sani Masanawa Aliyu # * Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, Nigeria Federal College of Education Katsina, Nigeria * E-mail: elrufaidanmusa@gmail.com ABSTRACT This research work investigates the usage of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Print Educational Materials by the students of Federal College of Education Katsina, Nigeria. Using descriptive survey, 358 students were sampled as respondents. The research find out that while print section still remain relevant, an alarming negative attitudes by the students toward print educational materials have been found. Factors including students’ learning needs and interest, infrastructural decay, outdated books stocks, under equipped nature of the print sections and the unfriendly attitudes of the librarians toward clients are responsible this attitudes. However, OER enjoy an overwhelming patronage of students. The unrestricted nature of open educational resources coupled with its ease of access, freeness, proximity, relevance and IT infrastructural advancements are what make it an educational hotcake of the time. Better funding of education, inculcation of reading culture in younger generation, massive development of print materials into open educational resources and in-service training of library staff has been recommended. Keywords: Open educational resources; Print educational materials Received : 09 September 2016, Revised : 29 September 2017 Accepted : 18 October 2017, Online published : 07 November 2017