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Item Nigerian university libraries in consortia: past, present and future challenges(2005) Oyelude, A. A.The paper surveys library consortia and efforts among Nigerian Universities at sustaining them. It traces history of the efforts of Universities (State and Federal) and in recent times Private ones, and notes the strengths, weaknesses and strategies for proposed improvement. It is discovered that past library consortia have not been properly sustained. The Jew still in existence have problems such as funding, inability to network properly, inadequate or non-existent Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, transportation and sometimes administrative bureaucracy. Library consortia in recent times are seen to be moving more into I.T formats. Prospects in this area are explored. Recommendations are made for strengthening of existing consortia and building up of new ones where applicable, to put University Education back on the high pedestal where it belongs.Item Libraries, information and resource centres as a tool for women and economic development in Nigeria(2004) Oyelude, A. A.; Subair, R. E.; Adewumi, C. O. B.The role of Women libraries, Documentation and Resource Centres in the economic development of women is examined and the types of literature gathered, processed and disseminated is surveyed The activities of the Centres concerning women education, information literacy level and the economic activities of the Women in the community were observed and assessed to find out the impact they have on society. Women Special Centres and NGOs were used in the study. Questionnaire, Interview and Participatory Observation methods were used in data gathering. The results show that the Women Centres run literacy programs for women and girls and also provide training for less privileged women to facilitate their economic independence as they make a living from skills acquired through vocational training. Women farmers are assisted in getting loans, and the libraries provide needed literature in book and audio-visual form for them. Information related to their reproductive health is also provided. Women depend to a great extent on the resources and facilities of these Centres. Recommendations are made on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) can be used to greater advantage to network and reach majority of women especially in the rural community.Item Professional women's information needs in developing countries: ICT as a catalyst(2003-07) Olorunda, O. O.; Oyelude, A. A.Women form half of the world population, and they require information because as human beings it empowers them to make informed decisions based on the knowledge at their disposal. The availability of information and its use is of paramount importance to any group of people. The paper discuses the special information needs of professional women. It focuses on Women Lawyers, Journalists, Librarians, Doctors, Pharmacists, Engineers, Bankers, Information Scientists and Architects in Nigeria. Their general information needs can be basic, but special information needs such as social, domestic, economic, personal, professional, political, medical and religious are examined, while the impact information has on them is reviewed. An attempt is made to analyze the peculiarity of professional women information needs in view of their status and profile. The importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in attaining the goal of satisfying the information seeking behaviour of these women professionals is noted, especially in a developing country like Nigeria. Information Technology (IT) can offer significant opportunities for virtually all girls and women in developing countries, including poor living in rural areas but the availability of such facilities is only limited to the urban areas. According to research, the exposure and ability to use the facilities was noted to be an exclusive advantage of educated elite women because of their educational background. Studies show that home access to a computer and the Internet is uncommon in developing countries and the professional women desire to be more adequately informed, thus the need for greater access is most required. Questionnaire and Interview methods were used for data gathering. Respondents were contacted mainly through their professional bodies. Data analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows. Recommendations are made as to how women professionals in developing countries who lack ICT facilities can network with other groups.Item Budgeting for technical Services in an electronic age(2008) Oyelude, A. A.; Ola, C. O.Item The national economic empowerment development strategy (needs), libraries and persons with Special needs(Gender Empowerment Network Through Literacy Exercises-GENTLE, 2007-03) Oyelude, A. A.The role of the library in the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS) programme is identified and ways in which services are to be rendered to persons with disabilities, people in special circumstances, (e.g. orphans, refugees), people infected, with HIV/AIDS, poor persons, and exceptional children. These persons have economic, social, political, health and other needs which should be exclusively provided for in a civilized society, and their empowerment a major concern as many of them arc especially talented. National, Public, Special, University, School, NGO and Private Libraries’ efforts in special information provision to them is critically analyzed through a survey of fifteen libraries purposively selected, using observation and interview methods. Results showed that only about 42% of the libraries studied make provisions, 14% do not; while 35% make general provisions which may not always suit needs of ‘special’ clients. Challenges and prospects of libraries, information and resource centres in the empowering of persons with special needs through the NEEDS programme arc discussed. It is recommended that peoples’ value orientation change, basic infrastructure be put in place, and proper monitoring of NEEDS at the State and Local government levels be carried out, with libraries giving information and education support.Item Libraries as tools for development: a survey of users of Oyo State public library(Nigerian Library Association Cataloguing, Classification and Indexing Section, 2003) Adigun, O. M.; Oyelude, A. A.The role of the library as a tool for creating life long reading habit in the youth is the focus of this paper. Reading by children and the ability to acquire knowledge from infancy up to adolescence and young adulthood were explored. A study of users of the Oyo State Public Library was carried out using questionnaires and oral interview methods. The findings indicate that majority (82%) of the respondents agreed that inability to read hampers knowledge acquisition in many ways and that reading skills need to be taught very early in life to actually entrench a sustainable and good reading habit Libraries and resource centres, government policies on education and the provision of adequate reading facilities for a/I segments of the populace including the visually impaired and the handicapped will encourage reading which will in turn enhance growth and development of the nation. Recommendations are made on the adoption and implementation of the library hour' in primary and secondary school curricular. Reading and reading skills also need to be taught in schools. "The failure of our schools and colleges, in times past, to teach the practical fundamentals of reading as a life long culture has been a curse to our civilization and development" - Brewer 1846.Item Information and communication technologies, intellectual property rights and indigenous knowledge protection at universities: role of libraries(BIB Press Nigeria Ltd, 2009) Oladele, B. A.; Oyelude, A. A.The framework for understanding Intellectual Property Rights and Indigenous Knowledge is studied in this paper. Discussion of acquisition of materials oral, written and archival reveals that knowledge gathering for purposes of conservation and preservation is one that needs urgent attention especially on the African Continent. Current Indigenous Knowledge gathering practices are examined and the role of the librarian or archivist in this process is highlighted. The impact of the environment in which the indigenous knowledge Comes from on the Library, Archive or Collection Centre is reviewed, noting Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright issues and sanctions involved. Recommendations on the way forward for Africa in building up a formidable IK content and protecting it in libraries are made.Item The millennium development goals (MDGs): gender gap in information, education and library access to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in local communities of Nigeria(2007-08) Oyelude, A. A.; Oti, A. O.The paper discusses Nigerians’ place in the realization of the MDGs as it relates to information, education & library access in rural communities, as a means of halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among the most vulnerable. It looks at the gender gap in access to information and education about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The rural communities, the poor, the displaced, sex workers, and young women are the most disenfranchised, therefore AIDS consistently moves through these fracture points of society through inequitable gender, social, or economic relations. Radio and television phon- in programmes, indigenous Nigerian language talk shows, community radio transmission and mobile libraries with indigenous multimedia and print materials are empowerment tools useful to demand enhanced services, life saving drugs, basic rights, and air their views, opinions and challenges.Item Cultural and linguistic barriers to information retrieval and dissemination(2006-08) Shoki, G. E.; Oyelude, A. A.The paper takes a look at culture and language as barriers to information retrieval from libraries and information providers on the one hand, and dissemination of information to library users by these information providers on the other hand. These tend to pose biases in interpretation, analysis and final decision to organize library materials in specific ways. This does occur in cataloguing and classification, sometimes even in the indexing of the materials. Culture has a lot to do in these biases as well, since different cultures provide different language and semantic (semiotic) derivations. The problem is then that of the information user, as research and in turn education of the information user is affected when information retrieval is made difficult. Information dissemination also becomes unsatisfactory when the chips are down. A study of some of the cataloguing practices in academic and public libraries in Nigeria was done. Ten (10) libraries were randomly selected and questionnaires used to elicit information from the cataloguers and indexers. Twenty (20) library users in each of the libraries were also questioned. The results showed that culture and language have effect on both the information providers (cataloguers, indexers) and the information users. Both exhibit biases in their search, provision of information, and eventually dissemination of the gathered information. Recommendations are made on how knowledge organisation can remain a helping rather than hindering factor in information retrieval and dissemination. It is advocated that culture and language be used as enabling factors in this regard and concerted efforts at this are put in educational and research institutions.Item Cybercafe physical and electronic security issues(IGI Global, 2008) Oyelude, A. A.; Adewumi, C. O. B.An overview of physical and electronic security issues in cybercafes in Ibadan city, Nigeria is presented in this chapter. The security measures taken by cybercafe managers for physical and electronic facilities and clients also, were observed in an in-depth study of sixty cybercafes purposively selected for location, popularity, and wide range of services offered, over a period of 2 months. Participatory observation, in-depth interview, and questionnaire methods were adopted, using trained research assistants. Results of the findings showed that cybercafe operators are having a hard time, some folding up due to activities of criminals, and the war against cyber crime can be better tackled if the operators have skilled staff to man the cafes; security measures like passwords that are hard to break, and especially monitor customers who do overnight browsing. Hackers and spammers caught should be handed over to law enforcement agents who will stick to the rule of law.