Extent of ICT Literacy Possessed by Librarians in Federal University Libraries in South East Nigeria (original) (raw)
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2016
The study investigated the influence of ICT literacy on its application for library services by academic librarians. The study was guided by six research questions. Descriptive survey design was adopted in carrying out the study. The population of the study was made up of 93 librarians in 4 federal Universities in South East Geo-political zones of Nigeria. Out of the 93,56.9% were from University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),9.8%were from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (NAUA),(25.8% from Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and 7.5% from Federal University of Agriculture Umudike (FUAU). A questionnaire was used for data collection,-Influence of ICT Literacy on its applications by Academic Librarians‖ (IILAAL). Percentages and mean scores were used to analyse the data generated. The results for the analysis showed that more than 75% of the respondents agreed that most of the ICT facilities are available and functional. It was also found out that the ICT literacy skills among the academic librarians are high. Furthermore, it was found out that formal and informal education, colleagues, self study, training at work place, attending IT programme and workshops/seminars are methods of acquiring ICT literacy skills. It also revealed that ICT literacy is required to effectively utilize the ICT applications in the library. Financial problems and poor ICT infrastructure are the most serious hindrances to the acquisition of ICT literacy skills as revealed by the study. It equally showed that the use of public awareness platform, applied ICT literacy, NGOs and Government collaboration enhance ICT literacy skills acquisition. Based on the findings it was recommended that individuals should be sensitized on the availability of ICT facilities and be encouraged to use them for their personal and library services. Academic librarians should constantly use computer system and the internet in order to attain ICT literacy proficiency, they should also be sponsored abroad for ICT literacy training, library management software should be acquired and installed for efficient and effective library services; funds, ICT infrastructure and training opportunities should be provided by the government, NGOs and other stakeholders .
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International Journal of Library and Information Studies, 2020
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Librarians’ ICT skills and service delivery in private universities in Nigeria
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This paper examined the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills of librarians for service delivery in private universities with particular reference to Southern Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research method. Forty-five (45) private university libraries in Southern Nigeria and their librarians constituted the sample size for the study. The study’s samples consisted of 181 librarians in the private universities, hence, total enumeration was adopted. Questionnaire was used for data collection from the respondents. Out of the 181 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 173 were returned and found valid for analysis. Data gathered was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21 and the results were presented in frequency count, percentage, mean and chart. Findings of the study revealed that librarians in private universities in Southern Nigeria delivered various library services to their users. The librarians have acquired basic ICT...
This study examined ICT literacy skills and internet usage patterns of library users in Osun State College of Education Ila-Orangun, Nigeria, evaluating the purpose and frequency of Internet use, and identifying the barriers to ICT and library resources utilization among library users. It also established the relationship between ICT literacy skills and internet usage patterns of library users. The study adopted survey research design. A total of 92 library users including students, lecturers and other categories of users were selected by means of simple random sampling technique. The instrument was validated by means of Crombachs' coefficient alpha (α) values with the following α scores: ICT Competence = 0.857, Frequency of ICT use = 0.946, Purpose of using the library = 0.300, Barriers to the use of ICT resources = 0.822. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study revealed a moderate level of ICT competency among library users. The findings also showed that the respondents used ICTs at least once in a month while a few reported daily use. The top notable barrier to ICT literacy pattern was inadequate electricity supply. Besides, the findings showed a significant relationship between ICT literacy skill and internet usage pattern of library users in the college (r = .498, p < 0.05). The study concluded that more still needs to be done by the authority of the college in ensuring that the state of the heart ICT resources are deployed into the library for enhanced library use among its community.
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The study was carried out to explore the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy skills on publication output of librarians in federal universities in the southeast , Nigeria. Three research questions were used for the research. A descriptive methodology was adopted for the research. A structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. The population of the study was 154 academic librarians in three federal universities in the southeast, out of which a sample of 77 was selected. Librarians in key areas like Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification were included in the sample. Frequency, mean, standard deviation and percentage were used for data analysis. Major findings are; that librarians in the three federal universities had ICT literacy skills to a great extent. The result also showed that the librarians had sufficient publication output as a result of the application of their ICT literacy skills. The librarians were also found to have applied their ICT literacy skills in all areas of academic publications to a great extent. Inadequate fund to pay for ICT services was the most critical obstacle that affected respondents' use of their ICT literacy skills in their publications. Another important challenge identified by the study was the high cost of access to available ICT services. Urgent improvement in the ICT development policy of the federal universities was recommended as the best way to improve the ICT literacy skills of the librarians. It was also recommended that the federal universities should pursue a bold and futuristic ICT literacy development policy to help librarians remain at the cutting edge of ICT literacy for purposes of their publications and other daily library services. There is also the need for the improvement in the ICT infrastructure of the universities to cover the whole gamut of the ICT literacy needs of the librarians. It was further recommended that a reward system be instituted in these institutional libraries which may not be limited to normal promotions but may include other forms of recognition and laurels.