Data Literacy and Research Data Management Services by Librarians in University Libraries, Lagos State, Nigeria
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2022-12
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Lead City University
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Research data management service is the future of librarianship but this services may not become widespread in Nigeria unless librarians acquire the necessary skills and competencies which seems to be currently missing among majority of librarians. This study examined the influence of librarians’ data literacy skills on research data management services by librarians in University Libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was adopted as the instrument for data collection. The study population is made up of ninety-nine (99) academic librarians in universities across Lagos State. Total enumeration was employed which means all the population was sampled. The study found that data collection (R = 0.609, p<0.05), data evaluation (R = 0.713, p<0.05), and data application (R = 0.744, p<0.05) all have significant influence on research data management services. It was also found that all the elements of data literacy have significant influence on research data management services (Adj. R2= 0569, F(3,84)= 111.886, p= 0.000). The study concluded the effective data management in academic libraries is highly dependent on data literacy skills of librarians. It is therefore recommended that regular training should be conducted for academic librarian so that they can continue to improve their data literacy skills and render effective research data management services to enhance research productivity.
Keywords: Data Literacy, Data management, Information Management, Research Productivity, Library Services.
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Kate Turabian