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Library Philosophy and Practice, 2013
IntroductionAll over the world, new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have change... more IntroductionAll over the world, new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have changed the lives of individuals, organizations, and indeed entire nations. In essence, the role of ICTs in poverty eradication can no longer be ignored. In Nigeria for example, the role of ICTs is recognized in Millennium Development Goal Number 8 (MDG8), which emphasized the benefits of new technologies, especially Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to fight against poverty. Despite the adoption and input of ICTs to development in the urban areas, rural communities are neglected and deprived of substantial access to ICTs. Farmers are deprived information that would help to assist them in productivity and market survey for their yields and products. Yam farmers experience many challenges with respect to information dissemination and accessibility to ICTs to increase their agricultural information and knowledge. Lack of infrastructure is found as the biggest challenge in deployi...
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Mousaion, 2017
The study examined library and information services that are targeted towards poverty alleviation... more The study examined library and information services that are targeted towards poverty alleviation for sustainable human development by focusing on the physically challenged and special needs undergraduates at selected universities in Southwest Nigeria. Through a survey research approach, the study drew on 105 physically challenged undergraduates from seven universities using the total enumerative technique. A questionnaire was used to gather data from the respondents. Five research questions were raised to guide the study. The results revealed that library and information services which focused on poverty alleviation from the perspective of physically challenged students enabled people to become self-employed, and this is inclusive of physically challenged students. It was unanimously agreed that sustainable development from the perspective of physically challenged students is a programme directed to ensure equitable access to information, ideas, and works of imagination for the social, educational, cultural, democratic, and economic well-being of people. There is a significant relationship between poverty alleviation and sustainable development as the former gives way to the latter. A limited number of university libraries have organised programmes on poverty alleviation for sustainable development that target physically challenged students. A limited number of physically challenged students have attended such programmes. The problems associated with the information services for poverty alleviation and sustainable development of physically challenged students include funding followed by corruption on the part of those who are directly in charge.
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International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology, 2020
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Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2021
In this study, we present findings on the engagement of Nigerian scholars in nanotechnology resea... more In this study, we present findings on the engagement of Nigerian scholars in nanotechnology research between 2010 and 2020 using primary data that were obtained from Scopus. The data were processed to unravel the productivity of the top scholars in relation to the top counterparts in Egypt and South Africa, Africa and the world in the field of nanotechnology. Similarly, the contributions of different universities were analyzed, while we also studied the extent of collaboration, funding pattern of nanotechnology research, outlet of publications of articles, and the influence of webometric ranking among others. The data were analyzed using Euclidean dissimilarity coefficients with hierarchical cluster analysis, and corresponding dendrograms of relationships were plotted. The results showed that although Nigeria is the fourth nation in nanotechnology research in Africa, her performance is low compared to Egypt and South Africa, as the nation recorded only 645 articles during the period, representing 11.85 and 24.84% of the output of Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Using hierarchical clustering techniques, the top researchers in Nigeria were identified (Ezema, FI, UNN and Lateef, A, LAUTECH) that contributed 12.09% of the publications, while engineering, physics/astronomy, and materials science dominated the range of publications. South Africa and Malaysia clustered as the most collaborative nation with Nigeria on nanotechnology (51.10%). The most productive universities in nanotechnology were UNN, COVENANT, and LAUTECH by contributing 33.12% of the publications, while other institutions were not significantly different in their low productivities. The national funding of nanotechnology research was low with just 6.51% of the works funded through local initiatives, and 52.44% of the works not supported by any fund. The remaining 41.05% received funds from foreign institutions. The outcome of this study is a performance evaluation of Nigeria in nanotechnology R&D that requires concerted efforts by the critical stakeholders to mobilize actions for the country to realize her full potentials in the field. Suggestions have been made on how to improve the performance of the country towards 2030. This pioneering effort at situating the Nigeria’s status in nanotechnology will be of assistance to the educationists, technocrats, and policy makers in making right decisions on the way forward for Nigeria.
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Purpose This study investigated the impact of ICT on cataloguing and classification of library ma... more Purpose This study investigated the impact of ICT on cataloguing and classification of library materials in ten randomly selected University libraries in Southwestern part of Nigeria Design/ methodology/ approach One hundred and twenty six (126) questionnaires were randomly distributed to library staff working in the cataloguing and classification section within the selected sample space. The data was analyzed using frequency tables and percentages Findings Result from the study revealed that ICT could bring a lasting relief to the stress of manual classification and cataloguing, which is prone to human error, but are not well utilized due to cost, technical know-how and management issues. Practical implication The paper thus recommends the need for adoption of ICT -oriented cataloguing and classification as it has an impact on cataloguing and classification in areas including ‘Easy & Increased Accessibility’, ‘Cost Effectiveness’, ‘Resource Sharing’, ‘Resource Availability’, ‘Reduc...
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This study investigated the experiences of three randomly selected public university libraries in... more This study investigated the experiences of three randomly selected public university libraries in Southwestern Nigeria with regard to extended hours of library services. The descriptive method was used in carrying out the research. One thousand one hundred and twelve (1112) were returned out of the one thousand one hundred and fifty five (1155) questionnaires randomly distributed to students in the selected sample space. The data was analyzed using frequency tables and percentages. Result from the study revealed that the major reason why students visit the library during extended hours was to do serious studies which have hitherto brought positive impact on students ‘academic performances. Although several unruly behaviors abound during these hours. The paper thus recommends the need for adoption of extended hour services throughout the semester alongside adequate security provisions. This paper provides valuable information on the impact of extended hour services in some selected u...
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This study was aimed at developing an understanding of the scholarly information sources and serv... more This study was aimed at developing an understanding of the scholarly information sources and services that faculty members and postgraduate students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria accessed and used to support their research, teaching and learning. Thre e research questions and one hypothesis were formul ated and tested with respect to types of Scholarly Infor mation Sources (SIS) available, accessed and used b y the Faculty Members (FM) and Postgraduate (PG) Students of Ahmadu Bello University, (A.B.U.), Zaria, Nigeria, in this study. A number of 868 samples com prising 487 FM and 381 PG students were drawn from the population and used as sample size for this stu dy. The data collected, through questionnaire and observations, were analyzed using frequency distrib ution tables and percentages, while the hypothesis was tested using T-test for independent samples. The re sults show that academic/research libraries and the internet is the major SIS accessed by the FM and PG students ...
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Handbook of Research on Managing Intellectual Property in Digital Libraries, 2018
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This chapter discusses how to transform libraries into a social library by integrating social net... more This chapter discusses how to transform libraries into a social library by integrating social networking tools into library reference services. Social networking/media tools enable Reference Librarians to communicate, network, and share documents with many library clients regardless of location, and at little or no expense. Reference Librarians can build relationships and keep up to date with library clients. Social networking media, however, open up new forms of collaboration that are not so bounded by time, place, and access to funding. This chapter looks at the following: needs and purpose of reference services, social responsibility of library, social networking in library reference services, challenges and prospects of integrating social networking into reference services, social media platforms, and ways to improve the use of social networking in library reference services in the future. INTRODUCTION The library can be considered as a service institution and its services fall ...
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E-agriculture, i.e., Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture enriches the a... more E-agriculture, i.e., Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture enriches the agriculture and brings rural development. Due to this upbringing of information and communication technology, agricultural production has increased and also enhancing the market which indicates a complete change of makeover. Indian farming is revolutionized and all farmers including small landholders are benefited through the use of ICT in agriculture. ICT helps a lot to increase the demand for new perspectives in agricultural field. The present study was basically conducted in Jorhat district of Assam during the time of 2018 and data was collected from 40 farmers through a well structured questionnaire. The main mathematical or statistical tools that have been used in this study are percentages, Likert Scale and measurement of central tendency. The present study tries to analyse the socio-economic characteristics of the farmers which consider or use the information and communication tech...
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Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
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Information Manager, Sep 1, 2010
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Information Seeking Behavior and Challenges in Digital Libraries, 2000
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Purpose This study investigated the impact of ICT on cataloguing and classification of library ma... more Purpose This study investigated the impact of ICT on cataloguing and classification of library materials in ten randomly selected University libraries in Southwestern part of Nigeria Design/ methodology/ approach One hundred and twenty six (126) questionnaires were randomly distributed to library staff working in the cataloguing and classification section within the selected sample space. The data was analyzed using frequency tables and percentages Findings Result from the study revealed that ICT could bring a lasting relief to the stress of manual classification and cataloguing, which is prone to human error, but are not well utilized due to cost, technical know-how and management issues. Practical implication The paper thus recommends the need for adoption of ICT -oriented cataloguing and classification as it has an impact on cataloguing and classification in areas including 'Easy & Increased Accessibility', 'Cost Effectiveness', 'Resource Sharing', 'Re...
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The main purpose of this study was to assess the computerized catalogue and its utilization in un... more The main purpose of this study was to assess the computerized catalogue and its utilization in university libraries in Lagos state. Survey research method was employed for the study. The population for the study was drawn from two university libraries in Lagos state that have automated their catalogues. These libraries are the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the Lagos state University (LASU). Four research questions were formulated for the study. The instrument used to collect data for the study was the questionnaire. Undergraduate student, Postgraduate student, Researchers and Staff constituted the respondents for the study. The data obtained were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics. It was found out that the computerized catalogue is a very important service for any library system, because this has helped the users in their information seeking. Some problems faced with Computerized Catalogues include shortage of terminals, improper working OPAC modules and lack of proper...
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This study examines the changing roles of academic and research libraries in scholarly informatio... more This study examines the changing roles of academic and research libraries in scholarly information landscape using Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as a case study. Two research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated and tested with respect to changing scholarly information needs of faculty members and postgraduate students as well as influence of online environment on scholarly activities of the scholars in A.B.U., Zaria, Nigeria. A total of 868 samples comprising of 487 faculty members and 381 PG students were drawn from the population and used as sample of this study. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed using frequency tables and percentages, while the hypothesis was tested using T-test for independent variables. The results indicated that most of the scholars preferred online information environment to print and library-based environment for their scholarly activities. There is also a significant difference in the influence of online environment to sc...
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This study focused on the use of ICTs by yam farmers in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun ... more This study focused on the use of ICTs by yam farmers in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State. The study made use of cross-sectional research design and data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire from 150 respondents selected through random sampling technique from five towns in the local government area. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis in finding relationships between variables. The findings show that most of the yam farmers in Boluwaduro that use ICTs as a source of agricultural information had secondary education and they were between the average ages of 35 years. The result supports the assertion that ease of access and availability were the major factors that influences the preference for ICTs use by the yam farmers in the LGA, and also, television, radio and mobile phone were the most preferred ICTs tools for agricultural information by the yam farmers. It was discovered that infrastructural facili...
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This study was aimed at developing an understanding of the scholarly information sources and serv... more This study was aimed at developing an understanding of the scholarly information sources and services that faculty members and postgraduate students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria accessed and used to support their research, teaching and learning. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested with respect to types of Scholarly Information Sources (SIS) available, accessed and used by the Faculty Members (FM) and Postgraduate (PG) Students of Ahmadu Bello University, (A.B.U.), Zaria, Nigeria, in this study. A number of 868 samples comprising 487 FM and 381 PG students were drawn from the population and used as sample size for this study. The data collected, through questionnaire and observations, were analyzed using frequency distribution tables and percentages, while the hypothesis was tested using T-test for independent samples. The results show that academic/research libraries and the internet is the major SIS accessed by the FM and PG students in A.B.U...
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Social Media Strategies for Dynamic Library Service Development, 2015
ABSTRACT This chapter discusses how to transform libraries into a social library by integrating s... more ABSTRACT This chapter discusses how to transform libraries into a social library by integrating social networking tools into library reference services. Social networking/media tools enable Reference Librarians to communicate, network, and share documents with many library clients regardless of location, and at little or no expense. Reference Librarians can build relationships and keep up to date with library clients. Social networking media, however, open up new forms of collaboration that are not so bounded by time, place, and access to funding. This chapter looks at the following: needs and purpose of reference services, social responsibility of library, social networking in library reference services, challenges and prospects of integrating social networking into reference services, social media platforms, and ways to improve the use of social networking in library reference services in the future.
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