Abstract
This study investigates the teaching of digital literacy skills by librarians in federal universities in Southwest Nigeria, aiming to identify current instructional practices, challenges faced, and best practices for effective digital literacy education. Using a descriptive survey design, data were collected from librarians across selected universities through questionnaires and interviews. The findings reveal diverse teaching methods used by librarians in teaching digital literacy skills, but showed that workshops and orientation programmes were most commonly used; the challenges mainly encountered by librarians when teaching digital literacy skills are inadequate infrastructure, frequent electricity outages, limited user interest and engagement, and slow internet speeds; and the librarians highlighted best practices for teaching digital literacy skills to include integration of digital literacy into curriculum and collaboration with academic staff. The research recommended that universities should invest in ICT infrastructure and continuous librarian training; digital literacy should be formally embedded in curricula; collaboration between librarians and academic staff should be enhanced; and awareness campaigns to improve user engagement should be instituted.
Keywords: Digital Literacy, Digital Literacy Skills, Librarians, Federal Universities, Technology,
Publication Date: 2025-08-03