Title: Self-Assessment of Information Literacy Skills by Students of Federal Universities in South-West, Nigeria
Author(s): Inazu, Ifaka Queen; Soyemi, Opeyemi Deborah
Publication Year: 2022; Volume 17, Issue 1, pages 13-25

The study aims to ascertain the Information Literacy (IL) skills of students in federal universities, South-West, Nigeria. This is to ascertain whether the students have the requisite IL knowledge and skills needed to search, evaluate and ethical use information on social media. The study uses survey design with multistage sampling techniques. Data was collected through the aid of a questionnaire, administered to students of the three federal universities in SouthWest, Nigeria. Among the 400 copies of the questionnaire distributed, a total of 397 were found usable, giving a 92.55% response rate. The study found that students of the federal universities have a high level of information literacy level on search, evaluation and ethical use of information. Therefore, The study concluded that students in federal universities, South-West, Nigeria have the requisite skills to interact with information thus it was recommended that to sustain their levels in aspects of search, evaluation and ethical use of university administrators and Library and Information Science professionals should integrate IL into courses not just for academic activities but also for social activities.