Application of ICT related tools in management of information resources by staff of Delta State University Library, Abraka, Nigeria

This study examined the application of ICT related tools on management of information resources in Delta State University Library, Abraka, Nigeria. The study addressed three objectives which are the methods of managing information resources, various ICT tools applied in the management of information resources and the influence of ICT tools on management of information resources. One hypothesis was formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 51 which was made up of the entire staff ranging from professionals to nonprofessionals. The entire staff were used as no sample was drawn because of the small size of the population. The questionnaire was the instrument used in this study to generate information from respondents with a four likert scale. The entire questionnaire administered was retrieved from responds. Analysis was done using mean with a decision rule of 1.00 – 1.5 for Strongly Disagree as (Negative), 1.51 – 2.5 for Disagree (Negative), 2.51 – 3.5 for Agree (Positive) and 3.51 – 4.0 for Strongly Agree (Positive) inferential statistics. It was found that the library apply technological methods in managing information resources but with partial application of technological methods. Some of the ICT tools were identified as applied in the management of information resources. Other advanced tools are not yet applied in the library. It was found that ICT has a positive influence on management of information resources. It was therefore recommended that advance technology should be put in place as ICT could positively influence management of information resources in the library.