Impact of ICTs on Knowledge Sharing among Library and Information Science Undergraduate: A Case Study of Delta State University, Abraka

Arumuru Lawrence

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This paper investigated the impact of ICTs on knowledge sharing among Library and Information Science Undergraduates in Delta State University, Abraka. Issues such as the types of knowledge shared among undergraduates, type of ICT facilities used for knowledge sharing, the impact of ICTs on knowledge sharing, impact of gender (male and female) on knowledge sharing among undergraduates and the impact of the level of study (200, 300 and 400 levels) on knowledge sharing among undergraduates were x-rayed in this study. This was accomplished using a case study of Undergraduates of Library and Information Science from Delta State University, Abraka with the aid of a structured open-ended questionnaire that was administered to the students and review of related literature from renowned scholars. Interestingly, the respondents revealed that both tacit (knowledge that resides in individuals) and explicit (information bearing materials) knowledge were shared among them through the use of different ICT facilities such as e-mail(138, 75%), social networking sites(161, 88%), SMS(160, 87%), university portal(129, 70%), online group discussion(137, 75%), search engines(143, 78%) and online database(142, 77%). Gender (male{M=14.7, SD=2.4} and female{M=14.4, SD=2.2}) do not influence undergraduates from sharing knowledge among their course mates and it was also revealed from the findings of the study that the level of study has a significant impact on the willingness to share knowledge among undergraduates. The use of different ICTs for knowledge sharing was due to its enormous impact and that knowledge sharing cuts across gender and level of study of the undergraduates.

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