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The Use Of Information And Communication Technologies By Library Professionals In Delta State
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1.3 Research Questions
The following research questions were raised to guide the study:
What are the ICT facilities used by library professionals in Delta State?
What is the attitude of the library professionals towards ICT usage?
What is the level of use of ICTs by library professionals in Delta State?
What are the benefits of ICT usage to the library professionals?
What are the constraints militating against the effective use of ICTs by the library professionals?
1.4 Purpose of the Study
The
main purpose of this study is to investigate the use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs) by library professionals in Delta
State. The specific objectives of the study include:
To find out the ICT facilities used by library professionals in Delta State.
To examine the attitude of the library professionals towards ICT usage.
To explore the level of use of ICTs by library professionals in Delta State.
To discover the benefits of ICT usage to the library professionals.
To unravel the constraints militating against the effective use of ICTs by the library professionals.
1.5 Significance of the Study
ICT
as an advance technology, enhance service provision in the library as
well as teaching, learning and research. Hence, library professionals
are expected to use and maximize the awesome potentials of ICTs in order
to improve their information search, storage, retrieval and
dissemination and at the same time promote effectiveness and efficiency
in the library and information profession. This study therefore, will be
of immense benefit to policy makers and library management in Delta
State, to enable them formulate effective policies towards the provision
and use of ICTs in libraries by library professionals.
Also, this
study will be beneficial to library professionals in Delta State, in the
area of creating awareness of the relevance of ICT usage in the library
and information profession by library professionals. In the same vein,
this study will be of significant benefit to students by providing them
information on the use of ICTs by library professionals in Delta State.
Lastly,
it is believed that this research work will fill a gap in knowledge and
will be useful to prospective researchers who intend to conduct similar
study on this topic in the near future and this will go a long way to
increase the literature base of this research.
1.6 Scope and Delimitation of the Study
The
focus of the study is on the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) by library professionals in Delta State. The study
covers library professionals in libraries in Delta State. The study is
delimited to library professionals in two academic libraries in Delta
State. They are: Delta State University Library, Abraka and Petroleum
Training Institute Library, Warri.
The scope of this study covers ICT
facilities used by library professionals in Delta State, the attitude
of the library professionals towards ICT usage, the level it use of ICTs
by library professionals in Delta State, benefits of ICT usage to the
library professionals and the constraints militating against the
effective use of ICTs by the library professionals.
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
The following operational terms have been defined as used in the study:
ICT:
This is an acronym which stands for Information and Communication
Technology. It is the technology used for information gathering,
processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination by library
professionals and users.
Library: This refers to a warehouse of
knowledge where information resources are acquired, processed, organized
and kept for usage and dissemination.
Library Professionals: These are well trained librarians or information practitioners working in the library.
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