ABSTRACT

This study examined the use of information and communication technology by library professionals in university of uyo library. The study was guided by Six purposes of the study and questions covering to find out the ICT facilities used by library professionals in University of Uyo Library, to examine the attitude of the library professionals towards ICT usage, to explore the level of use of ICTs by library professionals in University of Uyo Library, to discover the benefits ofICT usage to the library professionals, to identify the constraints militating against the effective use of ICTs by the library professionals, to unravel the constraints militating against the effective use ofICTs by the library professionals. The research design was descriptive survey research design with a population of33 comprising ofall library professionals of university of Uyo library. The population ofthe study will be totally enumerated. This is because ofthe population isfinite and accessible, therefore no sample was drawn. The instruments used for the collection of data were observation checklist and structured questionnaire. The questionnaire titled Use ofInformation Communication Technology by Library Professionals (UICTLP). The questionnaire was designed in line with four point likert rating scale. Thirty three (33) copies ofthe questionnaire were administered ofwhich thirty three (33) was correctlyfilled and returned showing 100% response rate. Data was analyzed usingfrequency, mean and standard deviation. The findings ofthis study have shown that various efforts are being made by University of Uyo Library for effective utilization ofICTfacilities. The main purpose of this study is to ascertain the Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Library Professionals in University of Uyo Library. Findings of the study revealed that some of the ICT Facilities Used By Professionals In University Of Uyo Library which include Electronic Books, Electronic Journals, Electronic Abstract, Electronic Reference Materials, The Internet, Electronic Theses/Dissertations, Electronic Grey document, Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), TEEAL, AGORA, OARE, EBCOHOST, and HINARI. Findings of the study revealed that some of the reasons for using ICT Resources by Library Professionals in University of Uyo Library which include helping to present articles in the seminar, Speedy retrieval of information, Effective Document sharing. They make work easier providing multiple usage of information materials and accessibility ofwider volume ofinformation.