An assessment of computer literacy skill among library staff of Federal College of Education Zaria, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was set to assess computer literacy skill among library staff of FCE Zaria. The library staff seems not to be computer literate, do not have computers on their tables and it appear no any training initiative for the staff in the area of computer literacy program. The study therefore aims to find out the available computer(s) in the college library, the extent to which the available computer(s) are accessible by the library staff, the level of computer skills possessed by the library staff and also, to find out how computer skills if possessed by the library staff help their activities. A descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study using questionnaire and observation as instrumentation. Ninety one (91) questionnaires were distributed and seventy seven (77) were returned with a response rate of 84.6%. Data collected were analyzed using tabulation of the frequency and percentages of response. Results reveal that, the library owns desktop computer with 72.7% response, while laptops and I pads were not found. Observation shows that, the available desktop computers in the library are often accessible in the administrative and internet unit. Another result shows that the library staff at best, know how to use the internet with 54.8% and weak in computer operation (19%), word processing (9.5%), spreadsheet (11.9%) and database (4.8%). But somehow recognize the importance of computer to their activities as to saving time (51.9%), speeds work (54.5%), save space (51.9%) and low literate to it importance in organization of work (37.6%) and to research and development (38.9%). The study concluded on the note that computer literacy skill has no great impact among the library staff of Federal College of Education Zaria, Nigeria.