Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the ICT resource availability necessary for
teaching ICT related courses in Library schools within South East Nigeria. This is
with the aim of finding out their problems and strategies for enhancement of
teaching and learning. Six objectives and six research questions guided the study.
A descriptive survey design was adopted in carrying out the work. Purposive
sampling technique was used. The entire population of fifty-one (51) respondents
was used for the study. The instruments for data collection were questionnaire and
observation checklist. Fifty-one copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the
lecturers and ICT staff in the four Library Schools within South East Nigeria with
a 100% return rate. The following statistical measures were employed for the data
analysis: frequency table, simple percentage and mean (X). The results obtained
from the findings revealed that the extent to which ICT resources were used in the
four Library schools for the teaching of Library and Information Science (LIS)
courses was seen to be infrequent, that the frequency and percentage of the
resources needed for the teaching of ICT related courses in the four Library
schools is high. Also, the ICT resources are available in different proportions and/
or unavailable altogether. The respondents agreed with most of the itemized
problems affecting the availability of resources for the teaching of ICT related
courses in the four Library schools, that the lecturers and ICT staff in the four
library schools studied lack some basic ICT skills. Based on the research findings,
it was recommended that students should avail themselves of the available ICT
resources in their institutions as a way of enhancing their studies, learning and
aiding retention. Better funding of ICT resources by universities/government is
necessary in the library schools and lecturers in Library schools should have full
ICT skill, especially in the areas of slide design and use of projectors as this will
promote learning and make it more permanent in students. Finally, there should be
adequate power supply and power back up as this is necessary for continuous ICT
resources usage.
