Empowering LIS Educators with ICT Skills for Effective Knowledge Sharing in Federal Universities of North-Eastern States of Nigeria

Abstract

This research investigated ways of Empowering LIS Educators with ICT Skills for Effective Knowledge Sharing in Federal Universities in the North-Eastern States of Nigeria. Two research objectives were raised, and data gathered were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The research objectives were; to discover the Ability of Library and Information Science Faculty members in the North-Eastern States of Nigeria to communicate using Digital Technology. To find out how Library and Information Science Faculty members in the North-Eastern States of Nigeria Integrate digital content in their teaching. Quantitative research method was applied in the study using a random sampling technique to draw the sample. Forty-four copies of the questionnaires were administered, while thirty-seven copies were completed, returned, and used in the study, representing 84% of the response rate. The finding of the study revealed that Faculty Members in the Department of Library and Information Science in the Federal University of North-eastern states of Nigeria could create content online for different audiences using the appropriate style or tone. The study recommended some steps to turn around the situations that Faculty members in the Department of Library and Information science in the North-Eastern State of Nigeria should be provided with more training, like workshops, conferences, and seminars on how to create content online for a different audience. The Department of Library and Information science in the North- Eastern States of Nigeria should provide digital technologies such as teleconferencing for the faculty members to integrate into their teaching process.