INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL LITERACY ON JOB PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARIANS IN GOVERNMENT OWNED UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of digital literacy on job performance of librarians in Government owned university libraries South-East Nigeria. A total of 91 librarians in Government owned University libraries in South-East Nigeria were randomly selected for the study. A total of 91 questionnaires were distributed and only 77 were retrieved. Descriptive statistics, (mean and percentage) of the data were calculated. A mean score of 2.5 and above and a percentage score of 50% were taken into consideration. The study revealed the influence of digital literacy on librarian's job performance in Government owned university libraries South-East Nigeria as follows: it improves communication, accuracy, efficiency, Job satisfaction and positive service delivery respectively. The study further affirmed the challenges of adopting digital literacy in Government owned university libraries in South-East Nigeria as lack of digital skills among librarians, lack of procurement of digital tools, inability of traditional libraries to migrate to digital one, poor electricity supply and lack of technical knowhow in the environment. The study recommends that a sufficient number of digital resources should be available in the library to incentivize staff members to use them for both personal and user purposes and to improve the work efficiency of library personnel at South-East, Nigeria. Polytechnic libraries focus should be given to providing these facilities with a reliable power source and strong Internet connectivity.