AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF PODCAST FOR INFORMATION SERVICES DELIVERY AMONG LIBRARIANS IN UNIVERSITIES IN KANO STATE, NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT

The study investigated awareness and utilization of podcast for information services delivery among librarians inuniversity libraries in Kano State. In order to achieve the four objectives of the study research questions were formulated and answered. It examined the extent of librarians’ awareness of relevance of podcast to information service delivery in universitylibraries the purposes for which the podcast is used in university libraries, Extent oflibrarians use of the podcast for information services delivery and the challenges faced by librarians in using podcast for information services delivery. The study adopted a survey research design and questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. One hundred and thirty-one (131) copies of questionnaire were administered to librarians in Bayero University Library, University of Science & Technology Wudil,Library and Yusuf MaitamaSule University Library. Descriptive (frequency, percentages, means and standard deviation) were used to analyse the data collected. The findings of the study revealed that librarians are much aware of the relevance of podcast for information services delivery. The study also found that librarians usedpodcast to acquire information and for entertainment but they fail to actively utilize the podcast to deliver library and information services to their users. The study recommended that librarians should try to incorporate the use of podcast in the delivery of library and information services. University libraries should adopt podcasting technology for better operationand informationservices delivery relevant to their academic curriculum.