Information Literacy Skills and Research Output of Library and Information Science Postgraduate Students of University of Ibadan

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of information literacy skills on the research output of Library and Information Science (LIS)  postgraduate students at the University of Ibadan. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling techniques  were used to draw out 100 students as a sample for this study out of 206 total populations, which include all PG 2021/2022  academic session PhD, M.Phil. and Masters students of LIS in University of Ibadan, Ibadan. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Percentages, frequencies, and mean ratings were used to analyze the posed research questions. The only hypothesis was  tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Findings revealed that LIS postgraduate students possessed information  literacy skills based on information needs, how to locate, how to evaluate, and information utilization. However, the research productivity  possessed was shown to be low with a Weighted Mean =2.11 and a significant correlation of research productivity and information  literacy skill (r=.445, n=51, p (.001)<.05). It was recommended that LIS educators and schools need to incorporate literacy skills most  especially ICT skills into the curriculum and sacrosanct or germane in research productivity in order to increase academic scholarship, be  recognized for creative thinking, and promote lifelong learning.