Internet Utilization Pattern among Librarians: A Case Study of Federal Polytechnic–Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focuses on internet utilization pattern among librarians at Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti.The objective of the research is to determine the reasons why librarians use the Internet, and the effect it has on their service delivery. Awell-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents in the course of the research; data analysis method used was simple descriptive statistics. It was found out in the research that librariansat Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti used the Internet for numerous purposes. This work also reflects on numerous challenges being encounteredby librarians especially network failures, poor band width, etc., while using the Internet at the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti. The researchers however discovered that there were positive impacts of Internet use as it has increased the librarians’ productivity level. It was therefore recommended that heads of libraries should emphasize the need strong band width and constant access to the Internet in the library and Polytechnic Librarians should let their parent institutions see the need for functional Internet services in their libraries.

Keywords: Internet, Utilization, Librarians, Polytechnic, Digital,Library.