Assessment of Digital Literacy Skills of Librarians in Selected Tertiary Institutions In Niger State

Abstract

The exponential growth of information sources, resources and the continued Information and Communication Technology sophistication of libraries all over the world call for capable and Information and Communication Technology compliant librarians in Nigerian. This article assesses the Digital literacy skills of librarians in selected tertiary institutions in Niger state. The survey research method was applied in the study using a random sampling technique to draw the sample. Fifty-eight copies of the questionnaire were administered while forty-nine copies were completed, returned and used in the study which represents 84% of the response rate. Two research questions were answered and data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The finding uncovered that the librarians lack the requisite digital literacy skills to access the wealth of digital information resources available. The study recommends some steps to turn around the situations; librarians must be empowered with all necessary digital literacy skills, embark on rigorous training and retraining programs, workshops, conferences and seminars, there should also be a coherent training policy for the librarians on a sustainable basis to increase their requisite digital literacy skills.