LIBRARIANS’ ICT COMPETENCE AND ACCESS (RDA) IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA
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The study investigated the librarians’ ICT competence and implementation of resource description and access (RDA) in academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. The total population for this study was 1,215 academic librarians in 64 academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria. The sample size for this study is three hundred and thirty- four librarians from twenty academic libraries. Systematic sampling techniques was used to select 20 academic libraries out of 64 academic libraries in South -West, Nigeria. The research instrument used for this study was a self-structured questionnaire. A total number of twenty academic institutions in South-West, Nigeria was surveyed. The data collected was analyzed using statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, frequency. Statistical Package for the Social Services (SPSS version) was used for data analysis. Findings reveals that the ICT skills was high while their internet skill and competence of the librarians was high (mean=3.02), in which the respondents indicated that their ability of Using www search engine e. g. google, meta data was very high (mean=3.55), as well as their ability of using e mails to disseminate information with other colleagues (mean=3.50). The study therefore concluded that librarians’ ICT competence is vital component for higher and greater implementation of RDA in academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria. The recommend that the management of the academic institutions in conjunction with the academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria, should uplift the level of librarians’ ICT competence in the academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria, by sponsoring them to further their education, attend seminars, workshops and conferences regularly. Also, the librarians in academic libraries in South-West, Nigeria, should try to actively participate in a web-based CPD programme, via seminars, zoom, massive open online courses, social media platforms and others.
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