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Item ICT skills of library personnel in a changing digital library environment: a study of academic libraries in Oyo state, Nigeria(2014-06) Akande, S. O.The survey examined ICT skills of library personnel working in academic libraries in Oyo state vis a- vis level of competence and methods of acquisition. It also considered whether the personnel's ICT skills competence is related to their method of ICT skills acquisition. The sample used consists of 155 professional and para-professional library personnel working in government owned tertiary institutions in Oyo state. A questionnaire tagged ICTSQ with a Cronbach alpha measure of 0.91 was used to collect data. Two research questions were raised and one hypothesis was formulated for the study. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts. percentages, mean scores and Standard deviation. Inferential statistics of Pearson correlation was used to analyse data for the hypothesis. The result showed that library personnel have acquired basic ICT skills for using the Internet. Computer and e mail, however, they lacked skills for using advanced web- based ICT packages for web page design. troubleshooting and project management. Moreover, there was no significant relationship found between the ICT skills level and methods of ICT skills acquisition(r= 165. P >0.05). The study made recommendations based on the findings of the study.Item Internet security awareness and misuse of social networks of university students(2016) Akande, S. O.The use of the Internet and social networking sites profitably to seek for information, for communication, social interaction and for learning and research purposes have been globally applauded by the society including the undergraduates. However, some undergraduates are not adequately informed about online safety measures they could adopt to prevent falling victims to online risks and anti- social behaviour. This study therefore attempts to investigate the level of students ’ awareness in security on the Internet and their level of involvement in online negative activities like bullying, fraud, impersonation and theft of information. The study adopted descriptive research design of the survey type. The sample size for the study was 300 undergraduates randomly selected from six departments in faculties of Education, Arts, and Science, University of Ibadan. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, mean scores and Standard deviation. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to analyse data gathered on the research hypothesis. Findings of the study revealed that the students have high level of internet security awareness and low level of participation in online negative social activities. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that the University management through the University library and departments should ensure that their campaign on ethical use of the internet and social media continue by organizing more trainings, seminars and workshops to sustain the enlightenment of the students on profitable use of the media.Item The role of school library in academic motivation of secondary school students in Osun State, Nigeria(2017) Akande, S. O.; Bamise, O. F.The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of school library materials and Services available in promoting students’ academic motivation in selected Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria. The study adopts multistage random sampling technique to choose the sample size from one senatorial district out of the three senatorial districts in Osun State. 240 students were randomly selected from the six secondary schools selected for the purpose of this study. A self-administered questionnaire was employed as the instrument for data collection. The questionnaires were distributed in the classrooms to those who agreed to participate in the study. There were 241 respondents; 120 males (49.8%) and 121 females (50.2%). Their ages ranged from 11 to 20 years. Majority of the respondents (53.5%) use the library weekly; 36.5% daily and 10.4% use the library monthly. The students that used the library daily were predominantly boys (49.2%) and most of those who used the library weekly were females (71.1%). On the main reason for using the school library; to study individually has the highest Variable Score (VS) of 3.61. The importance of some available library Services to the students shows that “finding a place to do private study” has the highest VS of 2.6 while “finding electrical outlets in seating areas” has the lowest variable score of 1.49. The frequency of use of some available library resources shows that using the library textbooks has the highest VS of 2.92 while the use of CD-ROM has the lowest variable score of 1.54. “Finding relevant materials for better understanding of subjects”, “reading and taking notes” have the highest VS of 2.88 while 2.85 respectively regarding what they enjoy in the library. “I can always go online and also check my email” has the lowest variable score of 2.32 among the factors that motivate the students in the library. The students used the school libraries on a slightly lower frequency daily. One of the reasons for visiting the library was significantly not to browse the internet despite the fact that this is important to them and the least factor that motivates them is their experience in online activities in the library. It is generally clear that a lot of funding still need to go into acquiring new technologies for use in Nigerian School libraries.Item Developing children and youth reading culture for national development: the role of library services and access to education(2017-12) Akande, S. O.The decline in reading culture of Nigerian children and youth has become a subject of discussion in recent times. The conclusion reached at different debates and meetings organised to deliberate on the way out has emphasized the need to improve the reading culture of children and youth to enable them contribute to national development. This paper therefore examined the significant role the Provision of library Services could play in developing reading culture and highlighted some strategies that librarians and other stakeholders could adopt. The paper also X - rayed the poor state of education in Nigeria and the inability of a high percentage of Nigerian children to access quality education. The paper concludes by making recommendations that can enhance the acquisition of reading culture by Nigerian children and youth.Item Quality education for sustainable development in Nigeria: the role of multidisciplinary approach to collaborative research in school librarianship(Faculty of Education Kampala International University Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 2017-08) Akande, S. O.A strong correlation exists between education and sustainable development. In the light of this fact, material, human and financial resources have been committed to education by the three tiers of government in Nigeria. Despite this, there is still public outcry against the continual falling Standard of education in Nigeria. In an attempt to solve this problem, individuals and different groups of experts from the same disciplines have been conducting researches without collaborating with researchers from other disciplines. However, it is evident that the educational problem of mass failure of students in public examinations is yet to be solved. This paper therefore proposes a new paradigm of collaborative multidisciplinary research approach which will bring together practitioners and teams of experts from many disciplines in the field of education. This study posits that the outcome of such collaborative approach would include Provision of new Solutions to the problem; new discoveries in the areas of methods of teaching; better techniques in curriculum delivery; strategies for improved reading culture of students; Provision of efficient library Services and advancement of knowledge.Item Developing the reading habits of secondary school students in Nigeria: the way forward(2018) Akande, S. O.; Oyedapo, R. O.In recent times, lack of cultivating the habit of reading has been the concern of all stakeholders. The lack of enthusiasm of secondary school students for reading has contributed to many failures such as poor writing and limited understanding about what they are taught in class. This growing concern provides motivation for this study. Thus, this study seeks to discover and elucidate the various ways whereby secondary school students in Nigeria could develop the habits of reading amidst divergent distractions around them especially in the 21st Century society as well as the roles of stakeholders towards enhancing the reading habits of students at the secondary school. The study concluded that the reading habits of secondary school students should be given rapt attention because of the imminent danger of losing reading habits in the era of Information and communication technologies, where the use of social media sites is the Order of the day. The study recommends that there must be a fixed time for reading a variety of reading materials that will appeal to students and that adopting different methods to arouse the interest of students could enhance their reading habits.Item Effects of social media use on the reading habits of selected high school students in Nigeria(2018) Akande, S. O.; Oyedapo, R. O.Item 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 challengesItem 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 worksItem 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
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