University of Ibadan Library Systems
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Item The roles of librarians in copyright protection in Nigeria(2007) Fabunmi, B. A.This paper gives an overview of copyright issues in Nigeria with an emphasis on the librarians who are the custodians of most intellectual property. The paper dwells much on the librarians’ roles in the protection of their users’ rights as well as safeguarding the interest of creators. Such protection provides the necessary incentives for scientific, technological and intellectual creativity. Librarians need to pay close attention to the balance between promoting the users’ right as well as creators’ right. It is concluded that it is the responsibility of librarians to protect the copyright of authors. They have to discourage library users from infringing on copyright laws. The paper offers some suggestions that will reduce the infringement on copyright to the barest minimum.Item Downsizing a pharmacy library collection and meeting the information needs of clinical pharmacists in a Nigerian teaching hospital(2009-04) Komolafe-Opadeji, H. O.The creation of Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Ibadan led to the downsizing as well as the relocation of more than 80% of pharmacy books and journals from the medical library to the main campus about 15 km away from the teaching hospital/College of Medicine library, where the books were initially housed. This study revealed the hardship and problems encountered by the clinical pharmacists in the teaching hospital who were using these resources before they were relocated. The pharmacists proffered solutions to some of the problems, especially as the researcher gave them a free hand to suggest four core resources they would appreciate finding in the library. Their suggestions would guide selection of relevant resources for their use by the library. The study also determined that the study group would have gained from using the HINARI database, which the study revealed was the least used of the electronic databases available in the library, whereas the Internet was widely used as source for medical information. Though all the participants in the research claimed to be computer literate, 97% clamored for training by the librarians on information-sourcing skills.Item Planning and evaluation library automation systems(Nigerian Library and Information Science Review (NLISR), 2003) Ojo, R. A.This paper examines the critical issues of planning and evaluating library automation systems as it affects both academic and research libraries in Nigeria. Automation is complicated and distruptive, that is why critical attention must be given to its proper planning and evaluation, so that the desired results can be achieved. Procedures for proper planning and evaluation of the most important modules in a phased approach that will usher in ability to concentrate on monetary and human resources according to a planned and coordinated implementation schedule are hereby suggested.Item Creating electronic access to newspaper information in Nigeria: the Information Aid network (IFAnet) experience(Academic Journals, 2006-10) Ola, C. O.; Ojo, R. A.This paper highlights the value of newspaper information and the method adopted in organizing, preserving and disseminating it. The paper dwells on the traditional ways of managing newspaper resources and the need to device a new medium of accessing the information contents of the resource. It enumerates the steps taken in conserving newspaper information and building access descriptors for retrieval from the massive information contained in numerous newspapers churned out daily, weekly, or periodically. An NGO, (IFAnet), concerned with managing information and using newspapers as one of its major resources has been used as the case study.Item The effect of economic recession on university libraries in Nigeria. The case of the Kenneth Dike Library.(Marjorie Brown, 1993) Ekpenyong, G. D.