ICT Skills and Job Performance of Librarians in Public Universities in North-Central, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of ICT skills and job performance of librarians in public universities in North- Central, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for this study. The population for the study consisted of282 librarians in North-Central, Nigeria. Total enumeration was used to include the entire population. A validated structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients for the construct ranged from 0.914 to 0.9S. The response rate was 97.5%. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multiple regression, frequency distribution, simple percentage, mean and standard deviation). Findings revealed that there was significant influence of ICT skills (R2 = .342, F <z, zss) = 69.741, pc.OS) on the job performance of librarians. The result further showed that basic ICT skills had no significant influence on job performance of librarians (R2 = .342, (6= -.220, t(268) =-1.743, p >.05). Professional ICT skills (R2 = .342, (6=.949, t(268) =8.016, p <.O5) had a strong significant influence on job performance of librarians. On a 4 point scale, timely job delivery (M=3.57) ond good interpersonal relationship (M=3.52) were high. Professional ICT skills (M=3.27) was high. The study concluded that ICT skills influenced job performance of librarians. The study recommended that stakeholders and professional organizations such as the Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) and the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) should strengthen plans on how to further develop librarians' ICT skills through training and retraining.