Nigerian Libraries and Information Literacy in the 21St Century: How Far, So Far?

Authors

  • Akinniyi A. Adeleke Redeemer’s University
  • Samuel Arikawe Rufus Giwa Polytechnic
  • Aderonke Asaolu Covenant University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2015.444

Keywords:

Information literacy, Nigerian libraries, User education, Use of library, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the status of information literacy in Nigerian libraries by surveying librarians who subscribed to the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) online forum. Seventy three librarians responded to the multi-item, self-developed questionnaire designed for the study. The survey revealed that information literacy was still at the formative stage and that it was more commonly taught in academic libraries than in other types of libraries. Similarly, the study discovered that information literacy was not regularly implemented in the libraries. Stemming from the findings of the study, recommendations were suggested to improve the status of the programme in Nigerian libraries.

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Published

2015-06-30

How to Cite

A. Adeleke, A., Arikawe, S., & Asaolu, A. (2015). Nigerian Libraries and Information Literacy in the 21St Century: How Far, So Far?. Information World, 16(1), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2015.444

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Refereed Articles
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