Librarians’ Awarness, Perception and Disposition Towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria Libraries
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Enite A. Urhefe-Okotie
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Nigeria
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1548-5747
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https://doi.org/10.65861/glj.v30i3.8Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), librarians, libraries, technology, NigeriaAbstract
The study investigated librarians’ awareness and disposition towards the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigeria libraries. The study adopted the descriptive survey design method and the population of the study comprised a sample of 507 librarians from different types of libraries who attended the Nigeria Library Association (NLA) 62nd annual national conference/ AGM held On July 7th-12th, 2024. The target population is the total number of participants in the conference. The instrument used to obtain data from the respondents was questionnaire. A total of 507 surveys were issued to librarians, with 488 completed and returned, reflecting a 96.2% of the entire population. The questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics, which was subjected to a criterion mean of 2.5 and above as accepted while below 2.5 is rejected. The findings of this study revealed that librarians are aware of the use of AI for library services on an average level. The findings also show that librarians have a positive disposition towards the adoption of AI but with some uncertainty on how the technology is going to affect their job. The result also shows that librarians perceive the benefits of AI in the library to include increase access to information resources and reduction of manual task for librarians. The perceived challenges, as reflected in the findings includes, fear of job loss, high cost of implementing AI systems and unstable electricity supply among others. It was concluded from the findings that librarians in Nigeria are averagely aware of the use of AI in libraries and also majority has a positive disposition towards its adoption. The study recommended that librarians should keep up with trends in the use of AI in libraries by acquiring new knowledge and skills that will prepare ahead of its adoption and use.
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