Patterns of the use of information for decision making by administrative staff of a university in Nigeria

Reports a study of the use of information for decision making by administrative staff at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. It explores the working experience of the respondents, sources of information for official decision making, areas of decisional information use, frequency of utilisation of adequate and relevant information for decision making, and problems encountered by the administrators while seeking information for making decisions. Concludes with recommendations which could help administrative staff improve their use of information for decision making.