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The study investigated the state of digitization of library resources in the of Ilorin Library, Nigeria intending to make the resources available online in its institutional repository. The literature on the state of digitization of library resources in academic libraries worldwide is rich and elaborate in developed countries but there is a dearth of study on the state of digitization of library resources in Nigerian academic libraries. This current study, therefore, attempts to add to the body of knowledge by bridging the yawning gap observed in the literature. To achieve this set objective, the University of Ilorin) was selected. The University of Ilorin is government-owned in Nigeria. The questionnaire, relevant literature and personal observation constitute the major instruments for data collection. The questionnaire was collected, coded and analyzed. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages were also used to analyze each research question. The study found out that the University of Ilorin Library is making efforts in digitizing its local contents for easy access, preservation and to improve on digital contents availability for their online users on certain subjects and resources. However, provisions are not made for the digitization of certain materials which could be of immense benefits to their online users. The low scale digitization of its resources is hindering access to some of their intellectual outputs on its institutional repository. Recommendations were made that more conscious effort should be made to digitize more of relevant library materials and the various useful intellectual properties of the institution so that user can gain access to a wider range of resources. Digitization policies should be formulated and implementation should be hastened. Users’ education/digital literacy programs, as well as conscious training programs on ICT skills and competencies for university libraries’ staff in Nigeria, should be introduced.