Perceived Attitude of Librarians towards ICT Usage in Service Delivery in Academic Libraries

Abstract

ICT has made a remarkable change in service delivery in academic libraries. However, librarians’ in academic libraries are yet to adopt the use of ICT for effective service delivery. The study investigated the perceived attitude of librarians towards ICT usage in service delivery in academic libraries. The study is a descriptive study that was guided by one research question. A total of ninety-nine copies of questionnaires were administered to librarians. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the researcher’s questions while the formulated hypothesis was tested using one-way analysis of variance. The findings revealed that librarians in academic libraries are prepared to adopt the new information technologies despite their challenges. Lack of adequate training of librarians like their counterparts in other countries and inadequate and appropriate ICT infrastructure are the major challenges faced by librarians in ICT usage.