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- ItemTHE USE OF WEB FACILITIES FOR CONFERENCES AMONG ACADEMICS IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA AMIDST COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA(2021-03) OGBONYOMI, Abel Adegoke; HASHIM, Abdulwaheed; ABDUSSALAM, Yusuf; AYODELE, Rachael O.This study investigatedthe use of web facilities for conferences among academics in Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Amidst Covid 19 Pandemic in Nigeria. Two research questions were raised to guide the study. The questions were to find out the problems faced by academics of Kashim Ibrahim Library in participating in electronic conferences during the Covid 19 pandemic and the strategies for improving the use of virtual facilities/zoom for effective conferences/meetings amidst the Covid pandemic. The study adopted quantitative research method and descriptive research design. The population and the sample of the study was theentire 111academic staff of Kashim Ibrahim Library. The instrument for data collection was a semi structured questionnaire to allow respondents give added information. Data generated was analyzed using frequency tables, simple percentages and descriptive mean of standard deviation. Findings revealed that most academics in Kashim Ibrahim Library attempted the use of electronic conferencing/zoom amidst Covid 19 pandemic but are majorly faced with problems of Login/Non acceptance of details, Space/accommodation, International time barrier differences, Power supply, Network fluctuation among others. The study therefore recommended that adequate electronic communication and computer network facilities like super highway bandwidth which could mitigate these problems be put in place. With this, the use of virtual facilities could be positively enhanced.