ABSTRACT

 Information literacy skills are recognized globally as essential tools for the information society. These skids are elemental to quality library services, the knowledge of which will improve the service delivery and attract the members ofthe academic community Io the library. This study examined information literacy skills of librarians and service delivery in the University ofCalabar. The study was guided by five specific objectives and five research questions to elucidate the opinion of librarians on information literacy skills. The study employed descriptive survey research design, while studying a population oftwelve (12) librarians in I niversity of Calabar library. The complete census method was used as the sampling technique and data was gathered through questionnaire. The questionnaire was validated by three experts. one (1) from Measurement and Evaluation and two (2) from the Department of Library and Information Science, Michael Okpara University ofAgriculture, Umudike. The findings established that editing ofresearch works, referral services, literature review services and research/project/thesis/dissertation writing are the potential sources of information literacy skills acquired by librarians in Universit)’ of Calabar. Enhancing copyright and protection ofintellectual properties is the major effect ofinformation literacy skills on librarians' service delivery in University of Calabar. Inadequate information resources on information literacy skills, lack ofmanagement supportfor information literacy programmes, among other things are the challenges oflibrarians in the course ofacquiring information literacy skills. The study among others recommends provision of adequate of information literacy programmes by government, university management and library authorities to enable librarians acquire more information literacy skills, while librarians should put in use the information literacy skills acquired in the course of delivering their services.