Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine academic librarians' awareness and application of multimedia content for information literacy (IL) instruction at the North-West University in South Africa Design/methodology/approach This study used both the survey and focus group interviews to gather data from the university's faculty librarians Findings The results of this study show that despite the majority of librarians being aware of the existence and benefits of multimedia tools that can complement their traditional instructional practices, very few actually apply the tools for IL instructional practices Among the multimedia tools that the librarians often use for the IL instruction, LibGuides were the most favourable because of their ease of use The main reasons for not using the multimedia tools cited by librarians include the lack of infrastructure and insufficient skills Practical implications This study recommends the reskilling of librarians by training them in the use of multimedia tools for IL instruction Social implications The paper sheds light on the current strategies being implemented by faculty librarians in providing IL using multimedia tools It also outlines the importance of multimedia tools in enhancing eLearning endeavours Multimedia skills for librarians can also be essential during times of crisis such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak Originality/value This study is a welcome contribution to the role of ICTs in enhancing library activities during the 4IR The voice of the librarians in this area has also been minimally represented This study, therefore, seeks to address these gaps in published scholarly literature

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非洲大学信息素养教学多媒体工具的认知与应用

目的 本文的目的是确定学术图书馆员对南非西北大学信息素养 (IL) 教学多媒体内容的认识和应用 设计/方法/方法 本研究同时使用调查和焦点小组访谈来确定从大学教职工图书馆员那里收集数据 调查结果 本研究的结果表明，尽管大多数图书馆员都意识到多媒体工具的存在和好处可以补充他们的传统教学实践，但很少有人真正将这些工具应用于 IL 教学实践。图书馆员经常用于 IL 教学的多媒体工具，LibGuides 最受青睐，因为它们易于使用 图书馆员不使用多媒体工具的主要原因包括缺乏基础设施和技能不足 实际意义 本研究建议通过培训图书馆员使用多媒体工具来提高他们的技能IL 教学 社会影响 该论文阐明了教师图书馆员在使用多媒体工具提供 IL 方面正在实施的当前策略 它还概述了多媒体工具在加强电子学习努力中的重要性 图书馆员的多媒体技能在危机时期也是必不可少的，例如最近的 COVID-19 爆发 原创性/价值 本研究对 ICT 在加强 4IR 期间图书馆活动方面的作用做出了可喜的贡献 该领域图书馆员的声音也因此，这项研究旨在解决已发表学术文献中的这些差距