INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES FOR FACULTY MEMBERS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES, NIGERIA

Abstract

This research investigated the Information Systems in the2Tl Century: Opportunities and
Challenges for Faculty Members in Federal Universities of North-Eastern States of
Nigeria. Two research objectives were raised and data gathered were analyzed using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The research objectives were;To
examine how Library and Information Science faculty members in North-Eastern States
Nigeria critically judge and evaluate credible Digital Information sources. To ascertain the
challenges Library and Information faculty members in the North- Eastern states Nigeria
encounter in using Digital Technology when teaching. Quantitative research method was
applied in the study using random sampling technique to draw the sample. Forty-four
copies of the questionnaires were administered while thirty-seven copies were completed
sd returned and ivere used in the study which represented 84% of the response rate. The
findhtg of the study reveals that Faculty members in the Department of Library and
Information Science in the Federal Universities of North-eastern states of Nigeria do not
人/we the ability to critically judge and evaluate credible digital Information and lack of
access to the infrastructure always are the challenges encountered in using digital
technology. The study recommended some steps to turn around the situations that the
faculh/ members in the Dep artmen t of Library and Information science in the North-
Eastern States of Nigeria should be taught on how to identify the depth or
comprehensiveness and purpose of digital information resource and Emphasis should be
given to digital technology components by the institutions so as to equip the faculty
members in the Department of Library and Information science in the North- Eastern
States of Nigeria with the requisite expertise to fully harness the potentials of Information
and Communication Technology in teaching learning and research. Also, there is urgent
need for the increase in the budgetary allocation to the universities by the government in order to raise their ICT affordability status.
Keywords: Information, Information Systems, Faculty members

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