Digital Literacy of Vietnamese Academic Librarians
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI31.6933Keywords:
Digital Literacy, Academic Librarians, VietnamAbstract
This paper reveals the findings of a study that examined the digital literacy of Vietnamese academic librarians and the factors that affect their digital literacy. A survey research method was employed to gather data from academic librarians in Vietnam, based on UNESCO's Digital Literacy Global Framework. The investigation results indicated that the digital literacy of the academic librarians surveyed exceeded the intermediate level, but various competence areas needed improvement. The study advises considering a range of factors, from individual to organisational aspects, and the broader socio-economic setting when developing digital literacy for academic librarians.
References
Ahmed, S., & Rasheed, T. (2020). Relationship between personality traits and digital literacy skills: A study of university librarians. Digital Library Perspectives, 36(2), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-02-2020-0005
Ayoku, O. A., & Okafor, V. N. (2015). ICT skills acquisition and competencies of librarians: Implications for digital and electronic environment in Nigerian universities libraries. Electronic Library, 33(3), 502–523. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-08-2013-0155
Babina, O. I., Ermolovich, E. V., & Bekuzarova, N. V. (2022). Model of digital competence of university library staff. Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences, 15(11), 1368–1377. https://doi.org/10.17516/1997-1370-0934
Baro, E. E., Obaro, O. G., & Aduba, E. D. (2019). An assessment of digital literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies among librarians working in university libraries in Africa. Digital Library Perspectives, 35(3/4), 172–192. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-04-2019-0013
CAUL. (2019). Digital Dexterity Framework. https://www.caul.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/digital-dexterity/digdex2019framework.pdf
Hamad, F., Al-Fadel, M., & Fakhouri, H. (2021). The effect of librarians’ digital skills on technology acceptance in academic libraries in Jordan. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(4), 589–600. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620966644
Hamad, F., Al-Fadel, M., & Shehata, A. M. K. (2024). The level of digital competencies for the provision of smart information service at academic libraries in Jordan. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 73(4–5), 614–633. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-06-2022-0131
JISC. (2024). Building digital capabilities framework: The six elements defined (JISC data analytics). JISC. https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8846/1/2022_Jisc_BDC_Individual_Framework.pdf
Khan, A. (2020). Digital information literacy skills of Pakistani librarians: Exploring supply-demand mismatches, adoption strategies and acquisition barriers. Digital Library Perspectives, 36(2), 167–189. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-01-2020-0003
Law, N., Woo, D., de la Torre, J., & Wong, G. (2018). A global framework of reference on digital literacy skills for indicator 4.4.2. UNESCO Institute for Statistics. https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/ip51-global-framework-reference-digital-literacy-skills-2018-en.pdf
Ministry of Education and Training. (2022). Higher education statistics for the 2021-2022 academic year. https://moet.gov.vn/thong-ke/Pages/thong-ko-giao-duc-dai-hoc.aspx?ItemID=8831
Ministry of Information and Communications. (2021). Digital transformation manual. Information and Communications Publishing.
Munshi, S. A., Biswas, A., & Barsha, S. (2023). Librarians’ self-efficacy in digital literacy skills: An investigation of librarians working in libraries of government-aided colleges in West Bengal. Science and Technology Libraries, 44(1), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2023.2286650
Prime Minister of Vietnam. (2020). Decision No. 749/QD-TTg approving the “National Digital Transformation Programme until 2025, with a Vision up to 2030”. https://vanban.chinhphu.vn
Prime Minister of Vietnam. (2021). Decision No. 206/QD-TTg approving the “Library Sector Digital Transformation Programme up to 2025, with a Vision for 2030”. https://vanban.chinhphu.vn
Shahzad, K., Khan, S. A., & Iqbal, A. (2024). Identifying librarians’ readiness to leverage artificial intelligence for sustainable competence development and smart library services: An empirical investigation from universities’ librarians. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-02-2024-0107
Vuorikari, R., Kluzer, S., & Punie, Y. (2022). DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens - With new examples of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Publications Office of the European Union. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128415
Ahmed, S., & Rasheed, T. (2020). Relationship between personality traits and digital literacy skills: A study of university librarians. Digital Library Perspectives, 36(2), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-02-2020-0005 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-02-2020-0005
Ayoku, O. A., & Okafor, V. N. (2015). ICT skills acquisition and competencies of librarians: Implications for digital and electronic environment in Nigerian universities libraries. Electronic Library, 33(3), 502–523. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-08-2013-0155 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-08-2013-0155
Babina, O. I., Ermolovich, E. V., & Bekuzarova, N. V. (2022). Model of digital competence of university library staff. Journal of Siberian Federal University - Humanities and Social Sciences, 15(11), 1368–1377. https://doi.org/10.17516/1997-1370-0934
Baro, E. E., Obaro, O. G., & Aduba, E. D. (2019). An assessment of digital literacy skills and knowledge-based competencies among librarians working in university libraries in Africa. Digital Library Perspectives, 35(3/4), 172–192. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-04-2019-0013 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-04-2019-0013
CAUL. (2019). Digital Dexterity Framework. https://www.caul.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/digital-dexterity/digdex2019framework.pdf
Hamad, F., Al-Fadel, M., & Fakhouri, H. (2021). The effect of librarians’ digital skills on technology acceptance in academic libraries in Jordan. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 53(4), 589–600. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620966644 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000620966644
Hamad, F., Al-Fadel, M., & Shehata, A. M. K. (2024). The level of digital competencies for the provision of smart information service at academic libraries in Jordan. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 73(4–5), 614–633. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-06-2022-0131 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-06-2022-0131
JISC. (2024). Building digital capabilities framework: The six elements defined (JISC data analytics). JISC. https://repository.jisc.ac.uk/8846/1/2022_Jisc_BDC_Individual_Framework.pdf
Khan, A. (2020). Digital information literacy skills of Pakistani librarians: Exploring supply-demand mismatches, adoption strategies and acquisition barriers. Digital Library Perspectives, 36(2), 167–189. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-01-2020-0003 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-01-2020-0003
Law, N., Woo, D., de la Torre, J., & Wong, G. (2018). A global framework of reference on digital literacy skills for indicator 4.4.2. UNESCO Institute for Statistics. https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/ip51-global-framework-reference-digital-literacy-skills-2018-en.pdf
Ministry of Education and Training. (2022). Higher education statistics for the 2021-2022 academic year. https://moet.gov.vn/thong-ke/Pages/thong-ko-giao-duc-dai-hoc.aspx?ItemID=8831
Ministry of Information and Communications. (2021). Digital transformation manual. Information and Communications Publishing.
Munshi, S. A., Biswas, A., & Barsha, S. (2023). Librarians’ self-efficacy in digital literacy skills: An investigation of librarians working in libraries of government-aided colleges in West Bengal. Science and Technology Libraries, 44(1), 14–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2023.2286650 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0194262X.2023.2286650
Prime Minister of Vietnam. (2020). Decision No. 749/QD-TTg approving the “National Digital Transformation Programme until 2025, with a Vision up to 2030”. https://vanban.chinhphu.vn
Prime Minister of Vietnam. (2021). Decision No. 206/QD-TTg approving the “Library Sector Digital Transformation Programme up to 2025, with a Vision for 2030”. https://vanban.chinhphu.vn
Shahzad, K., Khan, S. A., & Iqbal, A. (2024). Identifying librarians’ readiness to leverage artificial intelligence for sustainable competence development and smart library services: An empirical investigation from universities’ librarians. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-02-2024-0107 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-02-2024-0107
Vuorikari, R., Kluzer, S., & Punie, Y. (2022). DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens - With new examples of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Publications Office of the European Union. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC128415
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Ngo Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
