Effective Utilization of Modern Communications Technology-Assisted Instructions for Teaching Library Education in Public Colleges of Education in South-East, Nigeria

The study was carried out to determine strategies for effective utilization of modern communication technology-assisted instructions in teaching library education in public colleges of education in South-East for achievement of quality instruction and output in e-librarianship. Five research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. Seven public-owned colleges of education in South-East Nigeria constituted the population which comprises three federal and four state colleges. Library academic staff in these colleges are 48. Through a stratified random sampling, one federal and one state-owned colleges of education were selected as sample for the study. Thereafter, 14 academic staff representing 29% of the population were selected. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the opinions of library academic staff in the colleges. The findings show that library educators utilize modern technology-assisted instructions for personal research and academic enhancements, but little was practiced in classroom teaching-learning due to inadequate equipment. This hampers students’ manipulative skills in accessing e-learning (librarianship) and audio-visual literacy. Recommendations were made for adequate funding by government to help achieve instructional objectives in teaching and learning library education.