AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATON OF ICT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES RETRIEVAL IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY, MINNA. NIGER STATE

Abstract

 The library and its ICT unit were hardware failure, corruption of files/database and inadequate space. It was therefore recommended that more fund should be allocated to further enhance acquisition of information resources and ICT facilities, expansion of the current ICT System Unit for convenience of users and concerted effort be made to keep the level of ICT utilization in FUT Minna library. This study examined the availability and utilization of ICT for information services retrieval in Federal University of Technology, Minna. In carrying out this study four research questions were posed. The study sample population comprised 482 students of the university. The instrument used for data collection in this study was questionnaire. Research questions were answered using frequency and percentages. The major findings of the study revealed that there was a written acquisition policy/practice in the surveyed library, the levels of utilization of the computers, CD-ROMS, internet, e-mail and that of information service retrieval were high. The major inhibitors or problems facing.