ICT SKILLS AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY LIBRARIANS OF AHMAD BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA

Elvis Efe Otobo (PhD), Muhammad Kabir Sahabi (PhD)

Abstract


This study investigated ICT skills on library service delivery by librarians in the Ahmadu Bello university, Zaria, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population was made up of 200 librarians. Total enumeration sampling technique was used. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire.  Findings showed that librarians were skilled in ICT. The study concluded that majority of the librarians were skilled in nearly all the ICT skills. The study recommended that the library management in conjunction with the management of these Universities should create an enabling environment for the training of librarians on ICT facilities, provide adequate internet access points and tackle erratic power supply. These could motivate the librarians in using ICT tools which, in turn, would lead to the enhancement of library services.


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ICT skills, Library services, Librarians, university library

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