Browsing by Author "Bamigbola, A. A."

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Application of marketing strategies and mix to digital information services (DIS): Nigerian university libraries perspectives
(University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 2013) Bamigbola, A. A.
Assessing determinants of perceived ease of use of institutional repositories by lecturers in Nigerian universities
(Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2020) Bamigbola, A. A.; Adetimirin, A. E.
Institutional repositories (IRs) present platform to disseminate research findings to complement the traditional scholarly communication model. The use of IRs is beneficial to authors, host institutions, libraries and society at large. Despite the numerous benefits of IRs, there is low deposit of scholarly works by lecturers and the investment on IRs seems to be a waste. This study examined determinants of perceived ease of use (PEOU) of IRs by lecturers in Nigerian universities. A survey of lecturers received 857 respondents. Awareness, anchor and adjustment factors were found to be determinants of PEOU of Institutional repositories by lecturers in Nigerian Universities
Awareness and perception of digitisation by school library media specialists
(Nigerian School Library Association, 2017) Bamigbola, A. A.
Digitization is a tool for managing library resources in the 21s' century, however, school libraries are yet to embrace it in Nigeria. This paper assessed awareness and perception of digitisation by School Library Media Specialists (SLMSs) in secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The concept of digitization, its process, benefits and challenges were concisely explained. One hundred and sixty-five copies of questionnaire were administered on randomly selected School library media specialists from fifteen secondary schools each from eleven local government areas of Ibadan Metropolis, ins: Akinyele local government area, Egbeda local government, Ibadan North, Ibadan North East, Ibadan North West, Ibadan South East, Ibadan South West, Ido, Lagelu, Oluyole and Ona Ara. The study established that few School Library Media Centres in government- owned secondary schools were manned by qualified SLMSs. In addition, many SLMSs were not aware of digitization concept, its purposes, processes and activities. The findings also revealed the perceived benefits and barriers to digitization in Nigeria. The study concluded that digitization is a necessary tool to manage school library resources in the 21s1 Century and made some recommendations.
Awareness, anchor and adjustment factors in the use of institutional repositories by Nigerian lecturers
(Sage Publisher, 2021) Bamigbola, A. A.
Institutional repositories have been established in universities globally because of their immense benefits to various stakeholders, especially lecturers. However, the literature has confirmed that institutional repositories are little used by lecturers. Previous studies have examined attitudes and disciplines, for example, but there seems to be no study on anchor and adjustment factors. This study therefore investigated awareness and anchor and adjustment factors as determinants of use of institutional repositories by lecturers in Nigeria. A descriptive survey and a purposive sampling technique were used to select universities that had had functional institutional repositories for at least four years at the time of data collection. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 857 lecturers. The study reveals that awareness and anchor and adjustment factors are determinants of use of institutional repositories by lecturers in Nigerian universities. The study recommends that more awareness programmes should be organized by libraries and that lecturers should constantly use computers to improve their computer self-efficacy and computer playfulness.
Evaluating use of institutional repositories by lecturers in Nigerian universities
(2017) Bamigbola, A. A.; Adetimirin, A. E.
The study investigated use of Institutional Repositories (IRs) among lecturers in Nigerian Universities. It examined the level of awareness, frequency of use, preferred archiving method, purpose of use of IRs and challenges of use of IRs among lecturers. Five universities in Nigeria that had functional institutional repositories for at least three years as at 2015 were purposively selected. Five faculties were purposively selected from which 1151 lecturers were randomly selected. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that majority of the lecturers were aware of IRs, they accessed materials from IRs on daily and weekly basis while they deposited their works into IR on annual and bi-annual basis. It was also revealed that lecturers preferred mediated archiving and they used materials from IRs to prepare lecture notes and research works. Fear of copyrights infringement, plagiarism and lack of awareness were major challenges of use of IRs. The study recommended that the university libraries should check the copyrights status of scholarly works to ensure non-infringement, organise more awareness programs on IRs and mediated archiving method should be used to encourage lecturers to submit their scholarly works
Exploring linked in behaviour of librarians and information professionals in Nigeria
(Nigerian library and information science review (NLISR), 2018) Bamigbola, A. A.
Professional networking is a way of interacting with colleagues in the same field and the emergence of Internet technology’, had made it easy and faster. This paper used Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to investigate the use of Linkedln among librarians and information professionals in Nigeria. The study adopted survey approach, online questionnaire for data collection, and 125 librarians and information professionals responded to the survey. Hypothetically, relationship among attitude, subjective norms, intention to use and use were examined. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse research questions while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used for the hypotheses. The results revealed that both 'attitude' and 'subjective norm' had positive association with 'intention' however, 'attitude' had a stronger positive association than 'subjective norm'. In addttion, the finding validated TRA model as it found that 'intention' had a very strong positive association on 'behaviour'. The findings indicate that attitude is a critical antecedent to intention to use Linkedln, besides; subjective norm has influence on intention to use Linkedln. It implies that right attitude to use of Linkedln by Librarians and Information Professionals (LIPs) and positive influence of colleagues on one another will be an effective way of encouraging use of Linkedln among LIPs in Nigeria and its adopt ion for library services
Libraries as the gate: “ways” and “keepers” in the knowledge environment
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012-09) Oyelude, A. A.; Bamigbola, A. A.
Library services for rural women empowerment in Oyo state: a case study of african heritage research library and cultural centre, Oyo state, Nigeria
(2014) Bamigbola, A. A.; Adetimirin, A. E.
Rural women remain the most underprivileged group of the developing societies because of lack of empowerment. In the recent years, there are diverse government and non-governmental organisations and initiatives aimed at empowering rural women in order to alleviate their sufferings yet a lot of rural women are not empowered. Information is recognized as power, a critical resource and sine-qua non for true empowerment and library is an important store house of information. This paper discusses roles of libraries to rural dwellers and the importance of information in empowerment. The study adopted a qualitative approach with case study research method. Data was collected from twelve rural women (users) and four members of the management of African Heritage Research Library and Cultural Centre (AHRLC) through interview, focus group and inspection of AHRLC facilities. AHRLC is a private library situated at Adeyipo, a village in Lagelu local government area of Oyo State Nigeria. The findings of the study revealed that library services such as education support services (literacy programme, reading programme, seminars and talks), economic support services (workshops and demonstration farms), culture and recreation support services were available at AHRLC and utilized by rural women at Adeyipo and its environs. Subsequently, AHRLC was perceived by rural women as solution, civilization and all purpose centre. However, lack of funds, electricity, trained manpower and motorable road were major challenges facing AHRLC. Finally, some recommendations were made as way out of the challenges
Retooling and reskilling for school libraries in the 4th industrial revolution era: implications for school library media specialists.
(National Secretariat, Department of School Library and Media Technology, University of Ibadan, 2020) Bamigbola, A. A.
The world has witnessed three different revolutions in the past and currently witnessing the 4th revolution. Revolution simply means drastic changes in the way things are done. The 4th Industrial Revolution (4thIR) is known as knowledge society which built upon the digital revolution. It is a combination of technologies that cover the lines between the physical, digital, and biological domains. It has brought a wave to human endeavours, the changes brought are enormous in the way people communicate, interact and behave which is referred to as the ‘new normal’. As a result, all human systems have adjusted and adapted to the new normal, in particular, the educational system has been highly transformed and it has affected libraries, the heartbeat of any educational institution. Thus, school libraries collections, environments, and services have been transformed and it calls for reskilling of School Library Media Specialists (SLMSs) who are the managers of school libraries. On this note, this paper discusses the emerging technologies for school libraries in the 4th Industrial revolution, new roles of SLMSs and the skills required of the School Library Media Specialists to function in the 4th IR era. Recommendations are proffered based on the reality of the new normal
School libraries role in connected learning: perception of school librarians in Nigeria
(2021-07) Bamigbola, A. A.
Connected learning (CL) aims at bridging the gap between in-school and out-of-school learning, thus, learning now takes place not only in the classroom setting. Libraries as nexus of informal learning space are appropriate spaces for connected learning. Observation shows that CL has not been embraced in Nigeria. Therefore, this study examined the perception of school librarians on the roles of school libraries in CL, challenges of CL, and solutions. School librarians that attended the national workshop organized by the Nigerian School Library Association (NSLA) participated in the focus group discussion. The findings revealed perceived roles of school libraries in CL, challenges of CL in Nigeria, and solutions proffered.
Students’ conceptions and experiences of web 2.0 tools
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2011) Virkus, S.; Bamigbola, A. A.
Purpose – This paper aims to present the results of a study that investigated the Erasmus Mundus Digital Library Learning (DILL) Master programme students’ conceptions and experiences of the use of Web 2.0 tools. Design/methodology/approach – The study adopted phenomenography as a research approach to identify DILL students’ conceptions and experiences of Web 2.0 tools. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 12 students from Africa and Asia within the DILL Master programme. Findings – The data analysis revealed four categories of descriptions of Web 2.0 tools: communication, educational, professional and multi-purpose. For each category of descriptions preferred Web 2.0 tools were identified. Research limitations/implications – The study analyses only conceptions and experiences of the use of Web 2.0 tools of 12 DILL students. This small group of students was from Africa and Asia and, therefore, the results should not be generalized to describe all DILL students’ conceptions and experiences of the use of Web 2.0 tools. Practical implications – The results of this study can be taken into consideration when designing and delivering a DILL programme. In order to use technologies to support learning there is a need to understand and know what students do with these new technological tools. Originality/value – This paper supports the idea of integration of information and communication technologies into education and highlights the potential of Web 2.0 tools to support teaching and learning in the higher education setting.
Surveying attitude and use of institutional repositories (IRs) by faculty in agriculture disciplines: a case study
(Elsevier, 2014) Bamigbola, A. A.
Over the last few years there has been increase in awareness of the importance of institutional repositories (IRs) in scholarly communication in tertiary institutions. However, low participation of faculty in contributing their intellectual products has been a great concern because it has not allowed institutional repositories to achieve its full potentials. Awareness and attitude among others are factors affecting the use of IR. This paper examines the level of awareness, attitude to use of institutional repositories and challenges faced by faculty in Agriculture disciplines in Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA) Nigeria. Survey method was adopted; data was collected through questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study integrated diffusion of innovation (DOI) and theory of reasoned action (TRA) to understand the awareness and attitude to use of IR. The findings suggest that the level of awareness about IRs by faculty members is increasing; however, there was variation in the level of awareness across agriculture disciplines. In addition, there seems to be general positive attitude to IR, yet there was low submission of scholarly works by faculty. Finally, it was revealed that the use of IR is jointly determined by level of awareness and attitude
The use of phenomenographic approach to investigate students’ conceptions of the use of web 2.0 tools
(World Scientific, 2010-05) Bamigbola, A. A.
This paper discusses the data collection instrument and data analysis using phenomenography, a qualitative research approach used to investigate DILL students’ conceptions of the use of Web 2.0 tools. The research was undertaken as researcher’s master’s thesis in the digital library learning programme at the Institute of Information Studies, Tallinn University. The iterative process of phenomenography research specialization and justification for its use for the current study are discussed.
Women empowerment through access to information: the strategic roles of non-governemental organizations in Nigeria.
(David Publishing, 2013) Oyelude., A. A.; Bamigbola, A. A.
In the last few decades, there has been steady incresing awareness of the need to empower women in order to improve their socioeconomic status to be able to cope and also contribute effectively in this period of economic crisis. ATI (access to information) provision is a vital factor in empowerment, thus, many organizations, such as library,resource centres, and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have been invovled in empowering women in Nigeria. The paper examines the various programmes/services of the libraries, resource centres and NGOs in meeting the socio- economic and political information needs of women. It ascertains how women actually access the information provided by the NGOs (especially those that have information or documentation centres) and its imoact on thier soci-economic staus. It also identifies the challenges of the NGOs face in providing information to empower the women. The case study research method was adopted and data for the study collected from the women (users) and maagement and staff of the NGO centres through questionnarie and interview, while qualitative data gathered were reported. Majority of the women using the centres had to be taught how to use new technologies like computers, laptops, ipads, smart phones. The most used means of accessing information by the women was the radio and television, and person-to-person communication either by word of mouth or by telephone. The NGOs were discovered to be slowly but steadily gaining ground in educating the women and crating awareness among them to thier potentials to do better, to be empowered, and to stand up for thier rights and themselves anywhere. Constriants faced by the NGOs were mostly funding and getting enoguh materials, equipment and other media needed to further empower women. They wwere found to be a great source of inspiration to the women especially in the rural or less urban parts of the country. Gendered information was provided in the documentation units of the NGOs and efforts were ongoing in a few of them to translate some relevant materials to local languages.