Information Literacy Skills as factors Influencing Library Service Delivery in Public Universities in South-West, Nigeria

Abstract

Library service delivery will continue to be desired due to the diversity of information demands of patrons and the academic community. This study investigated information literacy skills as a factor influencing library service delivery of librarians in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. The survey research design was used in this study. The population for the study is one hundred and seventy-four (174) professional librarians from seventeen (17) public universities (federal and state) in South-West, Nigeria. The total enumeration method was used for comprehensive coverage of the librarians in the study. The questionnaire was employed as the research instrument for data collection. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 25. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that the level of information literacy skills among librarians was very high on a scale of 4. The findings further revealed that information literacy skills influenced library service delivery among librarians in public universities in South-West, Nigeria.  The study concluded that information literacy skills are a crucial factor that enhanced library service delivery. However, the study recommended that the level of information literacy skills among librarians in public universities in South-West Nigeria was high, appraising the librarians will ensure that the factors that make library service delivery effective are continually in place.