ICT Application and Information Service Delivery in South-West Nigeria's Public Polytechnic Libraries

The study dwells on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for enhancing information service delivery in South-West Nigeria's public polytechnic libraries. The study's goal is to determine the extent of ICT application in polytechnic libraries. For the study, a d...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2023-11, p.1-14
Main Authors: Eunice, Akinyemi Omolabake, Rachael, Afolabi Toyosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Access to information
Current awareness services
Hypotheses
Information services
Information sources
Institutional repositories
Librarians
Library associations
Library management
Library staff
Library users
Reference services
User needs
User services
User training
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Summary:The study dwells on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for enhancing information service delivery in South-West Nigeria's public polytechnic libraries. The study's goal is to determine the extent of ICT application in polytechnic libraries. For the study, a descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consists of all the library personnel in South-West Nigeria's public polytechnic libraries. The instrument for gathering data was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, frequency count, and simple percentage were used to analyse the data. The hypothesis was tested by Pearson Moment Product Correlation at a 0.05 level of significance. The results show that the ICT application in South-West Nigeria's public polytechnic libraries is at a low rate. The findings also show that information services and ICT applications have a strong, significant relationship. Based on the results, the study concludes that ICT application is vital for the improvement in information services delivery in polytechnic libraries and recommendations were made that institutions should assist library administration in providing funding for the use of ICT in libraries to ensure efficient delivery of information services. Also, library personnel should be trained to acquire ICT skills.
ISSN:1522-0222