Personal Characteristics and Information Communication Technology Skills of University Academic Librarians in South-East Nigeria

This study was focused on the relationship between the personal
characteristics and Information Communication Technology (ICT)
skills of the academic librarians in South – East Nigeria.
Questionnaire was used for data collection from 130 academic
librarians from nine south-east Nigerian Universities. A survey
research design was used for the study. The population of the study
was 130. Mean and correlation statistics were used for data analysis.
The major findings include that as the librarians advanced in the
working experience, their ICT skills possessed decrease and as
academic librarians are getting old on the job, the need for their ICT
Skills training need raised. The study recommended among others,
that in-service training should be provided for university academic
librarians by the university of authorities.