INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES FOR USE BY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATORS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
No Thumbnail Available
Files
Date
2020-02
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Information Technology Application Group(ITAG) Library Department, University of Nsukka
Abstract
The study assessed the provision of Information and Communication Technology
facilities for use by Library and Information Science educators in public University Libraries in
Abia State, Nigeria.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study.
Three research questions guided the study while three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level
of significance. The population of the study was 30 Library and Information Science (LIS)
educators drawn from Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) and Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). The entire 31 LIS educators were used as respondents for the
study. Data for the study were collected with a well-structured 25-item questionnaire. Data
collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions
while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics.]
Findings: From the data collected and analyzed, the study identified 9 rationale for providing
Information and Communication Technology facilities, 9 factors that militate against the
provision of Information and Communication Technology facilities in public university libraries
and 7 strategies for enhancing the provision of Information and Communication Technology
facilities for use by Library and Information Science educators in public university libraries.
Originality/Value: Based on the findings, the study recommended that there should be capacity
building training for both staff in effective utilization of ICT facilities for quality research and
skills in Nigerian universities and that the identified problems hindering effective provision of ICT
facilities in public universities libraries should be properly addressed by the government and
school authorities.
Description
Keywords
Information, Communication, Technology, Library educator, Public Universities, Abia State, Nigeria.
Citation
Olusola OLOWOKERE1 , Yahaya Aliyu ISMAILA2&Abdullahi Maito RASAQ3 Department of Library and Information Science Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State1 , Kwara State University Library2&University Library, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State