Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the professional competence and attitude of library personnel towards digital services in selected university libraries in Nigeria. Despite the evolution of digital technologies in university libraries, as well as massive investment and research on digital libraries particularly in developed countries, it has been observed that many university libraries in Nigeria are still relatively reliant on traditional library services which no longer serve and satisfy the twenty-first-century users’ needs.

Design/methodology/approach

The population of the study comprised all the 196 library personnel from the 5 purposively selected university libraries in Nigeria. The total enumeration sampling method was adopted; while the questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection.

Findings

The findings of the study revealed that internet service was the most available digital service in libraries. It further revealed that most of the library personnel have requisite proficiency skills in basic computer operations. However, inadequate power supply was the major problem affecting digital services in the university libraries.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited to a specific geographical area and selected university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria. Accordingly, further studies need to be carried out on the same or similar subject matter, in other states or regions in Nigeria.

Practical implications

The need for library personnel to acquire relevant information and communication technology skills and develop a positive attitude that will enable them to render effective digital library services in the university libraries. Apart from this, university libraries should also strive to train users on how to access digital services in the libraries.

Originality/value

This study is novel, in the sense that it is the first of its kind to examine the professional competence and attitude of library personnel towards digital services in university libraries in Nigeria. The paper reported the necessary skills that library staffs need to demonstrate to effectively use various digital resources in the libraries to meet the information needs of their users.

中文翻译：

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尼日利亚选定大学图书馆图书馆人员对数字服务的专业能力和态度

目的

本文的目的是调查尼日利亚选定大学图书馆图书馆人员对数字服务的专业能力和态度。尽管大学图书馆数字技术不断发展，尤其是发达国家对数字图书馆进行了大量投资和研究，但可以观察到，尼日利亚的许多大学图书馆仍然相对依赖于传统的图书馆服务，这些服务不再满足和满足人们的需求。二十一世纪用户的需求。

设计/方法/方法

研究对象包括来自尼日利亚 5 个有目的的选择大学图书馆的所有 196 名图书馆工作人员。采用全枚举抽样法；而问卷是收集数据的主要工具。

发现

研究结果表明，互联网服务是图书馆中最可用的数字服务。调查进一步显示，大部分图书馆人员都具备必要的基本计算机操作技能。然而，供电不足是影响高校图书馆数字化服务的主要问题。

研究限制/影响

该研究仅限于特定地理区域和尼日利亚奥贡州的选定大学图书馆。因此，需要在尼日利亚其他州或地区对相同或相似的主题进行进一步研究。

实际影响

图书馆人员需要获得相关的信息和通信技术技能，并培养积极的态度，使他们能够在大学图书馆提供有效的数字图书馆服务。除此之外，大学图书馆还应努力培训用户如何访问图书馆的数字服务。

原创性/价值

这项研究是新颖的，因为它是同类研究中第一次检验尼日利亚大学图书馆图书馆人员对数字服务的专业能力和态度。该论文报告了图书馆工作人员需要展示的必要技能，才能有效地利用图书馆中的各种数字资源来满足用户的信息需求。