AVAILABILITY OF ICT FACILITIES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study surveyed available ICT facilities and other tools in academic libraries in Anambra State. Questionnaires accompanied with site visits to the institutions were used to collect data. Findings indicate that there is ICT-awareness in all the institutions but that available facility is very poor; only one institution is found to be seriously committed to ICT development in its services. The implication of the poor status of ICT in the institutions was discussed. Relevance of the libraries in providing adequate information resources to support the institutions' objectives is questionable. Libraries in the state may not benefit from consortia being formed in the country. Benefits of ICT in information services are lost to patrons