Digital Literacy Skills Among Certified Librarians in Nigerian Libraries: Library Overview

Atanda Saliu Sambo; Abdulakeem Akoworada Imran; Mohammed Lawal Akanbi Akanbi

doi:10.52562/jdle.v2i2.316

Authors

Atanda Saliu Sambo Library Department, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Delta 330102, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4675-7768
Abdulakeem Akoworada Imran Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Nigeria
Mohammed Lawal Akanbi Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Science, University of Ilorin, Kwara State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52562/jdle.v2i2.316

Keywords:

Certified librarians, Digital technology, , Digital literacy skills

Abstract

Certified librarians in Nigeria libraries must be proactive and come on board to adopt a new intellectualizes digital literacy as a required ability that an individual must compulsorily possess. Three objectives such as types digital literacy skills, how it acquires and challenges faced by certified librarians. The study employed a social survey technique of research with a questionnaire as the research instrument. The study was carried out using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) application software. The findings of this study show that the majority of certified librarians have digital literacy skills that they sponsor themselves for digital literacy training, and that some acquired digital literacy skills through trial and error among others. Certified librarians in Nigerian libraries to redouble their efforts in ensuring that these future librarians and scholars are well-trained to be digitally up-to-date in order to save the profession's future and contribute as much as possible to Nigeria's digital technology revival.

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Author Biographies

Abdulakeem Akoworada Imran, Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo, Nigeria

Mr. Abdulakeem Akoworada Imran (CLN) is an academic librarian in the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo State, Nigeria; and member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA) Oyo State Chapter. Also a chartered librarian. He has published a number of articles in local and international journals. He has a Master Degree in Library and information Science, and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Library and Information Science. He can be reached at: omoakoworada1@gmail.com

Mohammed Lawal Akanbi, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Science, University of Ilorin, Kwara State

Dr. Mohammed Lawal Akanbi (CLN) is an academic librarian/ Lecturer in University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria; and member of Nigerian Library Association (NLA) Kwara State Chapter. Also a chartered librarian. He has published a number of articles in local and international journals. He has a Master in Library and Information Scoence, and Doctoral Degree in Library and Information Science, at University of Ibadan Nigeria. He can be reached at: mohammedlawal@gmail.com

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