Abstract:
The study investigated the training needs of academic librarians in the digital environment using a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 81 librarians in three academic libraries in Enugu State. Questionnaire was used in data collection. Eighty One (81) copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the librarians and sixty one (61) copies were completed showing 75.3% return rate. The data collected were analyzed using mean scores. The findings of the study revealed that librarians need training in e-resources collection development, scholarly communication and publication, online journal databases, Internet search skills, use of social media , research data services, digital library software, digitization, management skills, online classification and cataloguing, use of multimedia, and computer basics. The major factor affecting librarians training in the digital environment is limited electronic recourses for training. The study recommended that emphasis in the training of librarians should focus more on digital skills, to enable them fit into this age of digitization. ICT skills should be integrated into the library and information science curriculum to enable them acquire digital skills.