INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS ON RESEARCH OUTPUT OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, AKUNGBA AKOKO, ONDO STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of information communication technology on the research output of Academic Librarians in AAUA Library, Akungba – Akoko, Ondo state. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was Five academic Librarians in Adekunle Ajasin University Library, Akungba – Akoko, Ondo state. Total enumeration sampling technique was used for the study. Questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument. The collected data were subjected to analysis with the aids of descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study found that the research output of the academic librarians in AAU library are grant writing, curricular, project management, literacy instructions and scholarly journal; Information communication technology facilities in AAU library are high speed internet, computers, interactive whiteboard and telecommunication. It also found that the challenges confronting the academic librarians regarding the usage of ICT are financial constraints, lack of ICT skill, inadequate facilities and security threat. The study recommended that academic librarians should engage in a skill acquisition in the area of information communication technology, so as to improve their research output; Information communication technology facilities should be provided in the library to assist the academic librarians in undertaking research functions and Adekunle Ajasin university library should make available to the academic librarians, training and retraining, seminars, workshops and orientation programes to enhance their knowledge of ICT.