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    ASSESSMENT OF DIGITAL LITERACY OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX A.B.U. ZARIA, NIGERIA
    (2014) JIBRIL, ABDURRAHMAN et al
    The paper examined the digital literacy of academic librarians in Ahmadu Bello University, library complex A.B.U. Zaria. The objectives of the study were to identify the types of Digital Literacy possessed by librarians in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to determine the level of proficiency of Digital Literacy among the librarians and to find out the challenges of acquiring Digital Literacy among the librarians. Survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of all the academic librarians in Ahmadu Bello University, Zarialibrary complex which are 116, because the population is not too much, all was used as no sample required. The instrument used for collecting data was the questionnaire. From the findings, it was discovered that use of Mobile phones, Electronic mailing, social networking, surfing internet, sharing resources online and carrying out computer operations are the major Digital Literacy possessed by the librarians. The level of proficiency in the use of digital technologies is however high for the use of mobile phones, and social networking, moderate for computer operations, sharing digital resources online, and was low in the use of electronic conferencing. The major constraints to the acquisition of Digital Literacy are electricity supply, lack of adequate digital facilities, internet network bandwidth and cost of digital literacy skills training. Recommendations were made; Management of A.B.U. Zaria library complex should provide regular and intensive training for librarians to update their knowledge and could be proficient in the use of such technologies. They should also provide enough digital facilities and increase the network bandwidth for the library. Keywords-.Digital literacy, Academic librarians, Skills, library complex, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria