Publications by University of Ibadan Library Staff
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Item Administration in Kenneth Dike Library: 1948-2011(Ibadan University Press, 2018) Oyelude, A. A.; Fabunmi, B. A.Item The role of information and communication technology in development of university education in Nigeria(2013-06) Fabunmi, B. A.Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play vital roles in the development of university education in Nigeria. They aid in the storage, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. This study examined the importance of ICTs in achieving the mission and vision of university education in Nigeria. This was informed by the fact that ICT has become an invaluable tool for the enhancement of teaching, learning, and research; and also community service. ICT facilities are now becoming indispensable tools for development with positive effects of ICT noted in commerce and industry, education, politics and government, culture, and other aspects of human life. The use of the ICTs may make or mar the goals and objectives of university education. This paper reviews the concept of information technologies, its application to education, the prospects and the challenges facing utilization of ICTs in the universities. Most lecturers and other stakeholders are not able to use ICTs. The researchers therefore suggested that seminars and workshops should be organized to educate lecturers and stakeholders in the education industry to acquire the technical skills required to be able to apply lCTs to teaching, learning and research, and its essence in the development of university education.Item An investigation into the awareness, occurrence and preparedness for disaster management in selected academic libraries in Tanzania, East Africa(Medium Publishing Company and Educational Consult in Collaboration with Options Books Ibadan, Nigeria, 2013-06) Fabunmi, B. A.This study investigated the awareness, occurrence and preparedness to manage disaster in selected academic libraries in Tanzania. The study was conducted with a view to addressing the inefficiency in library disaster management and offers some suggestions on how to prepare before, during and after a disaster strikes in the library. Survey research technique was used to obtain data for the study. The population of the study consisted of all the 83 workers in the two libraries used for the study, because the responsibility for effective disaster management is collective. All the workers in the libraries were sampled because the population size is small. Five research questions guided the study and a questionnaire titled "Disaster Preparedness and Management Questionnaire" (DPMQ) containing 52 items was designed and administered to all the 84 members of staff used for this study. Fifty-one (51) copies out of 83 copies administered were returned, thus giving a respondent return rate of 61.4 per cent. The data collected were analyzed using percentages. The findings revealed that members of staff are aware of disaster in the library. However; there was no adequate preparation for its prevention and management. The study recommends that adequate funds should be provided to train staff, buy disaster kits, cultivate maintenance culture of the resources in the library, and create awareness, among others.Item The role of libraries in higher education in Africa(2012-12) Fabunmi, B. A.Libraries have been the companions of higher education for many centuries. Library in higher education is supposed to play a critical role in the teaching, research, and learning activities through selection, acquisition, organization, preservation, and given access to all sorts of relevant and current materials which include books and periodicals, manuscripts, rare documents, journals, maps, etc. needed by teachers and students. This paper therefore made an attempt to examine the state of higher education libraries and how they have been able to support the institutions to which they are attached. The academic library is a vital force at the heart of higher education. Yet, its future seems to be uncertain, hence the need to bring into limelight the challenges facing academic library in Africa and offer possible strategies for responding to them. It was discovered that higher education libraries in Africa have not been providing the expected services effectively and efficiently due to the severe economic challenges facing them such as inability to stock libraries with current and relevant information resources, under staffing among others. The study recommended that higher education library should be well funded in order to employ enough staff, acquire materials such as current journals, books, equipment, integrate the use of Information and Communication Technology to carry out their housekeeping operations and services in order to be more effective and efficient in the information delivery, global access to information, and also to easy retrieval of information.Item Analysis of differences in private returns to education among Nigerian workers(Faculty of Education, Kampala International University College, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 2012-11) Fabunmi, B. A.; Babalola, J. B.This study investigated the extent to which demographic factors were responsible for the variations in private returns to education among Nigerian workers. Data were collected using the 2005 Labour Market Survey of the National Manpower Board covering 19,888 Nigerian workers: 7,032 were with no formal education, 4,910 with primary school certificate, 4,873 with secondary school certificate and 3,073 with first degree. Occupations were categorised into agriculture, information management, commerce and industry, education, health and safety, .science and technology, legal and security, and others. Sectors of employment were grouped into private and public. 2 research questions were answered. Data were analysed using multiple regression at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that all the independent variables significantly correlated with workers' earnings. They also accounted for the variance in workers' earnings. Work experience, level of education and sector of employment predicted earning differentials. Based on these findings, it was recommended that employers of labour should ensure that workers' remunerations are commensurate with their level of education so as to minimize earning differentials.Item Information sourcing in an automated academic library(Devon Science Company, 2010) Oyelude, A. A.; Fabunmi, B. A.Purpose - Information seeking is a fundamental human process closely related to learning and problem solving, thus the information sourcing characteristics of users of the Kenneth Dike Library, University of lbadan is examined with a view to evaluating their use of modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities provided. Use patterns, user satisfaction with (he ICT facilities, and user preference of manual and electronic facilities provided are evaluated Methodology. Descriptive survey research to appraise the adequacy of modern ICT in the library was carried out. Questionnaire, interview and participatory observation methods were used Findings - The results show that majority of the users (81%) prefer the new ICT facilities to the manual, even though they encounter difficulties in use. Lack of constant power supply, limited access to online resources, lack of adequate user and staff training and non-creation of awareness for the ICT facilities is identified as some of the problems. The CD-ROM and the Internet are the most frequently consulted ICT facilities, while many called for enhancement and updating of the book/journal collection. Originality/value - The research brings to the fore types of ICT needed and sourced for by users, and the need for information providers and users to adapt to the changes. Challenges facing the library in information provision (IS well as the prospects are discussed, and recommendations made for future improvement and continuous evaluation.Item Theses information system of the postgraduate school, university of Ibadan(Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, 1997-12) Fabunmi, B. A.This study analysed the existing theses information storage and retrieval system of the Postgraduate School, University of Ibadan during the period of study (1994-96). It examined the factors that affected the effectiveness and efficiency of the system and with the intention of deriving some guidance for the design of an efficient theses information storage and retrieval system for the Postgraduate School. A computerized information system was found to be more suitable than the manual information system, as it was more efficient, and hence was recommended for use.Item Gender and level of education as determinants of cataloguers' computer information processing skills(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2009) Fabunmi, B. A.Cataloguing operations are being computerized all over the world. Most cataloguers are not able to use this technology effectively. Previous studies had identified gender and level of education as probable factors that could affect the use of computers. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which gender and level of education determined cataloguers’ computer information processing skills at the Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for this study, using the availability sampling technique to select fifty respondents for the study. An instrument was designed for the purpose of collecting data for the study. Chi-Square and Multiple Regressions were used to analyze data at 0.05 level of significance. The study established that both gender and level of education determined cataloguers computer information processing skills. The findings of this study have serious implications for the management of university libraries and for teacher education and policy.Item Analysis of graduate students' access and utilization of e-learning technology in a Nigerian university(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2008) Fabunmi, M.; Fabunmi, B. A.; Ewart, E. A.Nigeria is a third world country where access and utilization of e-learning technology arc generally low. This study investigated through empirical methods the extent to which a randomly selected sample of 406 graduate students had access to and utilized the c-learning technology. It adopted the survey research design, using a checklist type of questionnaire with a reliability co-efficient of 0.86. Percentages, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression were used for data analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that graduate students had adequate access to available c- learning technologies, but their literacy and utilization rates were very low. The incorporation of application of c-learning technologies to the curricula was recommended, with the view that this will compel learners to improve both their literacy and utilization levels.Item Managing libraries for effective services in Nigerian schools(Nigeria Association for Educational Administration and Planning, 2004) Fabunmi, B. A.This paper discusses how school libraries can be managed so that effective library services will be rendered in Nigerian primary and secondary schools. It views management from the process perspective and identified planning, organizing, staffing, controlling and directing as the management functions which the heads of school libraries have to perform so that effective services can be rendered. The paper also submits that the quality of library services depends on the level of performance of the chief executive of school libraries. It recommends formal training in both management and librarianship for school librarians so that they can perform well in their duties; the allocation of a percentage of the school subvention for the development of school libraries and the employment of only professionally qualified librarians in school libraries.