Information and communication technology and management of human resources in academic libraries in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

study examined information and communication technology and management of human resources in academic libraries in Akwa Ibom State. Three research questions and three corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The research design adopted for the study was the descriptive research design. The study involved 41 library personnel in 3 academic libraries in the study area. The entire population of 41 library personnel was used as sample size, using purposive sample technique. A structured questionnaire tagged “ICT and Management of Human Resources in Academic Libraries Questionnaire (ICTMHRALQ)” was designed by the researchers and used for data collection. The instrument was vetted by the two experts with a total of 15 items based on the variables of the study. The instrument was administered on the respondents by the researchers with the help of 3 research assistants in the 3 academic libraries in the study area. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer research questions and t-test to test the hypotheses. The result indicated that there is influence of e-mail on management of human resources, also, there is influence of WhatsApp on management of human resources and influence of Facebook on management of human resources in academic libraries in Akwa Ibom State. The findings also indicates that the null hypotheses were rejected in favor of alternative hypotheses, meaning that there are significance influence of e-mail, WhatsApp and Facebook on management of human resources in academic libraries. It is concluded that e-mail, Facebook and WhatsApp significantly influenced the management of human resources in academic libraries in Akwa Ibom state. Based on this, the researchers recommended among other things that the management of academic libraries in Akwa Ibom State should trained and retrained the library staff in appropriate ICT skills and knowledge in order to equip them with effective skills for their duties.