Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Tools for Dissemination of Covid19 Information: A Usage Analysis among Information Professionals in Kwara State

Authors

Kabiru Gambari Sulaiman, Kwara State Library Board, Ilorin, NGFollow
Qudus Ajibola Bankole, University of Ilorin, NigeriaFollow

Date of this Version

8-5-2022

Abstract

The paper examined the information and communication technology (ICT) tools for dissemination of covid19 information: a usage analysis among information professionals in Kwara state. The descriptive survey design was adopted. The population of the study comprised of 120 information professionals in Kwara State. Four (4) research questions guided this study. The total enumerative sampling technique was used, and questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics such as simple percentages, frequency count, mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that most of the information professional use ICT tools for dissemination of covid-19 information daily. Majority of the respondents agreed that laptops and social media are most ICT tools used for dissemination of covid-19 information, follow by desktops, printers, scanners, software programs, conference tools and data projectors. The findings also revealed that ICT help information professional to provide and share information quickly. Based on these findings, epileptic power supply is the most challenges encounters by information professional in getting information about covid-19 followed by poor infrastructure, inadequate funding, low band width and lack of search skills.