THE USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATEUNIVERSITY LIBRARY, MALETE, NIGERIA

Nigerian libraries have added value to the services they provide through information and communicationtechnology (ICT). This study used a survey research method on the use of ICT in Nigerian libraries: a case study of theKwara State University library. The respondents were students and faculty members from the university. The resultsshow that the Kwara State University library has an abundance of computers connected to the Internet using theMillennium web program. Students and Faculty Members Use Online Public Access (OPAC) to Iron out Material onShelves. The study reveals several reasons for the use of the Internet by participating faculty and students. But the leastuse of ICT has been electronic databases. The faculty members surveyed with the highest frequency were of those, 50(83%) use the Internet to update knowledge, while the highest respondents 179 students (66%) use the Internet tocomplete projects. However, proper training of library staff will increase the use of electronic databases.