Abstract
This article investigated availability and functionality of ICT facilities and its utilization in the teaching of Library and Information Science (LIS) students in the University of Uyo. The study adopted a survey design and was guided by four objectives, four research questions, and two hypotheses. The population of the study comprised all 48 final year students in the LIS unit of the departments of Educational Technology and Library Science, University of Uyo and the students were purposively sampled for the study. A structured questionnaire and a checklist constituted the instruments for data collection. The data obtained were analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation to answer research questions while t-test, Analysis of Variance and Simple Regression Analysis were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The result revealed that there is a significant influence of availability and functionality on the use of ICT facilities in teaching LIS courses in the University of Uyo library school and concluded that the availability and functionality of ICT facilities enhance usage for the teaching of LIS students. It also recommended proper funding of library schools.Keywords: ICT facilities, functionality, utilization, library and information science, students, uyo
Highlights
Rapid advances in information technology have provided new learning methods and environments
This study was conducted to find out the availability and functionality of ICT facilities in the University of Uyo library school as it enhances the teaching of students of Library and Information Science (LIS)
The findings from the study revealed that ICT facilities are used to some extent in teaching the LIS students as some of them are available in the library school
Summary
Rapid advances in information technology have provided new learning methods and environments. The goal of higher education in Nigeria as listed in the National Policy of Education is to contribute to national development through high-level relevant manpower training. Technology in education has often been seen and used as providing the answers to educational problems. A critical examination of the impact of globalization and Information and Communication Technology, individual and national development calls for paradigm shift about the teaching of Library and Information Science (LIS) in Nigerian library schools. The educational system in Nigeria is faced with the challenges of transforming from the traditional to an enhanced technological method of imparting knowledge to the diversified learners in the 21st-century information age. Information and communication technology facilities are the major aspect in determining the express
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