A Comparative Analysis of ICT Proficiency Possessed Among The Federal University Library Staff in North East, Nigeria

Abstract

The study is a comparative analysis of the ICT proficiency level possessed among the Federal University Library Staff in North East, Nigeria. Four objectives were formulated to guide the study: determine which university library staff possesses the highest basic ICT proficiency among the federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria; determine which university library staff possesses the highest intermediate CT proficiency among the federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria; determine which university library staff possesses the highest advanced ICT proficiency among the federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria, and to; determine the overall average of ICT proficiency of library staff of federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria. In line with the objectives, four research questions were answered. The study adopted the descriptive research design of the survey. A questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument with a population of two hundred and seventy-six (276) library staff of all federal university libraries in northeast, Nigeria using a purposive sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation displayed in tables. The study found that: Ramat Library of the University of Maiduguri has a mean of 3.55 and a standard deviation of 0.84, and possesses the highest basic ICT proficiency among the federal university libraries staff in northeast, Nigeria; The University of Maiduguri Ramat Library has the highest mean rating of 2.72 with a standard deviation of 0.92 is hereby declared the ``highest library staff that possesses intermediate ICT proficiency skills among the federal university libraries in the North East, Nigeria; The University of Maiduguri Ramat library staff having the highest mean score of 2.05 and standard deviation of 0.73 possesses the highest advanced ICT proficiency skills in federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria, and, the overall ICT proficiency possessed in all federal university libraries in the northeast, Nigeria as indicated by the cluster mean is fair. It is recommended among others that the stakeholders in library management should provide effective training for their library staff.