USER-FRIENDLINESS, APTITUDES, AND UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) FACILITIES BY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIS) STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA

Abstract

The research explored how easily available, knowledgeable, and how LIS students in Southern Nigeria utilised ICT. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and the research's population consisted of 6, 247 regular LIS undergraduate students from 12 universities in Southern Nigeria. The sample of 624 respondents was chosen by means of typical random selection techniques. Four research questions were addressed in the research. Mean, standard deviation, percentage, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) were applied to analysed the data gathered. The survey found that undergraduate students in universities had easy access to ICT tools. Accessibility had a substantial bearing on the utilization of ICT among LIS students in universities in southern Nigeria. Based on the findings, the research proposed, among other things, that ICT training and workshops be held for LIS students to advance their skills in by means of these technologies.