Relationship between the Information Literacy Skills and use of Information and Communication Technology by Librarians in Bauchi State

Johnson Akpena Elogu, Mahmud Mamman Mustapha, Comfort Baliyat Basahuwa

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The study examined the Relationship between the Information Literacy Skills and use of Information and Communication Technology by Librarians in Bauchi State. Survey design was adopted using 41 professional and para professional librarians drawn from different higher institutions in Bauchi State. Six information literacy skills and Information and Communication Technology instrument used for data collection from the sample population. A total of 41 questionnaires were distributed to the librarians. The entire 41 questionnaire were completed and returned in useable form, scoring 100% return rate. Data collected were analysed using frequency and percentages in tables. The study was able to find out that there is high and very good level of use of Computers. Computers and Printers are the highest available ICTs resources used to provide library services by librarians in Bauchi State. Other findings also include that librarians with information literacy are required as indicated by 92.68 % of the respondents to question one. Librarians are also interested in acquiring information literacy skills because information literacy enhances information service delivery. The need for training and retraining of Librarians increased funding for academic libraries provision of infrastructure were recommended in the study.


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