THE INFLUENCE OF ICT COMPETENCIES OF STAFF ON INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY OPERATIONS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA

The study examined the influence of ICT competencies of staff on institutional repository operations in university libraries in North-east, Nigeria. It introduced the concept of institutional repository, it operations in university libraries, north-east, Nigeria and It also highlighted the influence of ICT competencies of library staff. The study used cross-sectional survey research design. The population of the study comprises all librarians in North-east Universities. Questionnaire was used as research instrument. A total of one hundred and eighty (181) copies of questionnaires were administered, and one hundred and seventy three (173) were returned and found useful for analysis. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the operational practices of IRs in university libraries in North-east Nigeria were found to be weak and low. Level of ICT skills of library staff in university libraries in North-East, Nigeria is also very low and the influence of ICT competency skills of library staff is high on institutional repository operations. The study recommends that the University management should improve the operational practices of IR in university libraries in north-east, Nigeria from analog to digital. The University management should organise workshop or in-service training that will improve librarians ICT competency skills. Since the influence of librarians ICT competency skills is high on institutional repository operations, the management should pave way for the librarians to go and improve their ICT competency skills.