Librarians Knowledge of Information and Communication Technology Hardware Usage in University Libraries in South-South and South- West, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate librarian’s knowledge, towards information and communication technology hardware usage in university libraries in South- South and South- West, Nigeria. The population of the study consists of all librarians in University libraries in South-South and South-West, Nigeria at the time of this study. The census sampling techniques was used to study the population of 580 which represent the entire population of the study, the questionnaire was the instrument used, to elicit information from librarians in University libraries in the south-South and South-West, Nigeria, on librarians ICT hardware knowledge and usage. The data was collected and analyzed using sample percentage to analyze the demographic information of the respondents, statistical mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used to answer research question and hypothesis. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between librarian’s knowledge and usage of ICT hardware in University libraries and concluded that, librarians in University libraries in the South-South and South-West, Nigeria have knowledge of ICT hardware usage.