Abstract:
The study investigated the use of ICT and its impact on the learning and teaching process among
students at the university of Zambia department of library and information science. The study
findings indicate that most respondents used computers and had competent skills and knowledge
in various ICT tasks and skills. The other key finding were teaching using ICTs made learning
efficient and there are adequate ICT tools to improve learning at the university of Zambia. More
so, some challenges faced by lecturers were slow internet, lack of computer maintenance, lack of
equipment and lack of training, while students experienced slow internet connectivity, lack of
use of ICTs by lecturers at their disposal and computer crashing. Generally, there is need to
improve the use of Moodle, Dspace, OPAC among student, have adequate up to date computers
that are regularly maintained and provide professional development programs to equip lecturers
in their specialized field.
