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    Knowledge and students’ use of university repository: a theoretical review
    (Credence Press Ltd, Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria, 2022) Hamzat, S. A.; Ilesanmi, T. C.; Adekunjo, A. O.
    Institutional repository (IR) is an online locus deployed to manage intellectual outputs emanating from universities. Nigerian universities have witnessed an increase acceptance and subsequent contributions and use of the system. However, as the stem of the development keep increasing, there is a reported case of low awareness of the presence, types and usefulness of the systems particularly among the university studfents. The need to address this ugly development necessitated this study, a theoretical approach was employed and theories such as Actor Network Theory (ANT) as well as the Theory Constructivism were the theoretical frameworks were employed to underpin the study. The need to upscale effort at creating awareness on the type, purpose and potential benefits inherent in the IR was recommended as means of enhancing firm contribution and use of the system among the university community.
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    Social media use and the challenges of information dissemination during emergencies: experience of library and information scientists on covid-19 in Nigeria
    (University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 2020) Hamzat, S. A.; Otulugbu, D.
    Corona virus is a form of respiratory ailment that ravaged human health and social interaction. Since its emergence and subsequent spread to various countries of the world, various governments, organisations, agencies and individuals have been making frantic efforts to curtail the disease using different media. Prominent among the media being used is social media. However, the preliminary investigation of the researchers indicated that the social media are being wrongly used to disseminate information on the emergence, causes, prevention and curtailment of the disease particularly in a developing country like Nigeria. The need to address these challenges and to drum home the contribution of Library and Information Scientists necessitated this study. Self-structured questionnaire administered at various online fora (NLA, NALISE and individuals) was the instrument used for the collection of data among the library and information scientists (librarians and library and information science educators). Total enumeration technique was employed to cover all the 201 respondents that participated in the survey monkey conducted. The study found that varying social media were being used to disseminate information about COVID-19. It was reported that library and information scientists are playing active role in enlighten masses on the danger of COVID-19, and has established an enduring relationship with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the importance of library use as change agents. The need for Library and Information Scientists to sustain the use of social media while rendering information services especially in the time of pandemic such as COVID-19 was recommended.