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International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science Vol. 5(1), pp. xx–xx, January, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2016.059
Full Length Research
Effect of Internet Searching Competence and Use on Information Service Delivery by Librarians in University Libraries in South-East Zone of Nigeria
1Victor Chuks Nwokedi Ph.D, CLN And 2Samuel Arubam Amkpa Ph.D, CLN
1University of Jos Library,P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria. 2University of Maiduguri, Faculty of Education, Department of Library and Information Science.
Accepted 5 December 2016
This study determined the
effects of Internet Searching Competence and Use on Service Delivery by
Liberians in University Libraries in South East Zone of Nigeria. The
study was guided by two objectives, one research question and one
null-hypothesis which was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey
research design was adopted for the study. The target population was all
the 189 Liberians working in government owned University Libraries in
South East Zone of Nigeria. This includes nine (9) University Libraries
as follows: the Anambra State University Uli (ASU), Abia State
University Uturu (ABSU), Ebonyi State University Abakiliki (ESUA), Enugu
State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) and Imo State
University Owerri (IMSU). Others were Federal University of Technology
Owerri (FUTO), Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka, University of Nigeria
Nsukka (UNN) and Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUA).
Since the population of the librarians in these Universities was
manageable (189), there was no sampling. The research instrument adopted
was questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using: frequency counts,
percentages, means, standard deviation, for research question and ANOVA.
The following findings were made: the librarians in the Universities in
the South-East zone of Nigeria could use ICT to enhance their service
delivery to a large extent; their internet searching competence as well
as its use has a significant effect on their service delivery. However,
it was recommended among others that the University Library Managements
in the South-East zone of Nigeria should continue to update the ICT
competence of the librarians by exposing them to more seminars,
workshops and conferences that will lay emphasis on current trends in
the use of ICT. Cite This Article As: Nwokedi VC, Amkpa SA (2016). Effect of Internet Searching Competence and Use on Information Service Delivery by Librarians in University Libraries in South-East Zone of Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 4(10): 271-276.
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