DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY, ARCHIVAL AND INFORMATION STUDIES
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Item Influence of access to HIV/AIDS information on the knowledge of federal university undergraduates in Nigeria(De Gruyter Saur, Berlin, 2018) Bankole, O. M.; Abioye, A.Information and knowledge are the foremost tools in fighting the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Previous studies have focused more on HIV/AIDS and Nigerian undergraduates’ attitudes, beliefs and protective practices than how information factors influence their knowledge of the pandemic. This study, therefore, investigated the influence of access to HIV/AIDS information on its knowledge among undergraduates of federal universities in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design, with a combination of the purposive, proportionate and stratified random sampling technique used to select 1,679 undergraduates from five universities across five geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Questionnaire was the instrument used for collecting data, which were analyzed using Pearson’s product moment correlation and multiple regression. The most accessible sources of HIV/AIDS information among undergraduates were television (94.5 %), radio (93.0 %) and the Internet/ICT centers (90.5 %). The types of HIV/AIDS information frequently assessed were information on how to refuse sex (Mean = 3.15), how to be faithful to one partner (Mean = 3.12), sharing of sharp objects (Mean = 3.12), blood transfusion (Mean = 3.11), unprotected sexual intercourse (Mean = 3.10) and how to use condoms correctly (Mean = 3.09). Access to HIV/AIDS information (r = 0.15) resulted in positive significant relationships with HIV/AIDS knowledge, thus access to HIV/AIDS information has a positive influence on the promotion of knowledge of HIV/AIDS among undergraduates. The level of study was also a predictor of HIV/AIDS knowledge, which was not the case for factors of age, discipline, gender, marital status, tribe and religion. The AIDS service organizations and program developers should come up with strategies that would strengthen and improve the content, accuracy and ease of understanding of HIV/AIDS information that students have access to in order to facilitate its use.Item Influence of management styles and job stress on job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers state civil service, Nigeria(2018-06) Abioye, A.; Ifejirika, C.Records management personnel contribute immensely to the attainment of civil services goals. Job performance is of high relevance in civil service and for individuals alike. Moreover, high performing personnel get promoted and rewarded. Job performance of records management personnel does not occur arbitrarily or in a vacuum; their level of job performance is dependent on management styles, job stress and other motivational factors that are germane to increasing their performance. However, the chaotic state of records registries and records centres associated with difficulties in accessing information resources in selected ministries informed the decision to undertake this study to investigate management styles and job stress as factors influencing job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers State Civil Service, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design of correlational type was used for the study. The population of the study was 315 records management personnel in the two ministries selected for the study. The total enumeration method was adopted to study the entire 315 records management personnel due to the small size of the population. The questionnaire tagged 'Management Styles, Job Stress and Job performance Questionnaire' was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was pre-tested by administering 30 copies to records management personnel in Rivers State Ministry of Environment which was not one of the ministries studied. The result showed that significant positive relationship existed between autocratic management style and job performance of records management personnel, while management styles and job stress did not significantly and relatively influence job performance of records management personnel in selected ministries in Rivers State Civil Service, Nigeria. Finally, a case was made for the adoption of the management style that is goal-oriented and capable of enhancing the job performance of records management personnel in the civil service.Item Human, conceptual and technical skills as determinants of preservation management in university libraries in Southern Nigeria(Emerald Publishing, 2018) Rasaki, E. O.; Abioye, A.Purpose – Preservation is an essential component of library management that requires special skills and competencies. This critical area seems to have been neglected by management of university libraries in Nigeria. This paper aims to examine threats to library information resources and contributions of skills of library personnel to preservation management in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach – Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. This facilitated the collection of data from large population of respondents. Questionnaire and focus group discussion were used as data collection instruments. Findings – Preservation management is one of the core areas of library practice that requires special skills. The study revealed that university libraries in Nigeria are confronted with threats to their information resources. The study found that human, conceptual and technical skills of library personnel significantly determine preservation management in university libraries in Southern Nigeria. Practical implications – The paper will allow the management of university libraries to appreciate the importance of personnel skills as the key factor for effective preservation management in libraries and accord it the necessary priority. Originality/value – While literature is replete with different aspects of preservation management in university libraries in Africa, little has been written on personnel skills and preservation management in libraries. The paper presents one of the few empirical studies that focus on the relationship between personnel skills and preservation management in university libraries in Nigeria and Africa.Item Collection development and preservation of indigenous knowledge in selected federal university Libraries in South West, Nigeria(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017-09-28) Abioye, A.; Oluwaniyi, S. A.In view of the importance of indigenous knowledge in development process, this paper investigated the efforts of selected federal university libraries in South West, Nigeria in indigenous knowledge collection development and preservation. The study adopted a descriptive survey design that involved the use structured questionnaire, unstructured interviews and observation as instruments for data collection. Seventy six (76) professional librarians constituted the target population of the study; therefore seventy six (76) copies of questionnaire were administered to the professional librarians in the selected university libraries. The data collected using the questionnaire complemented by interview and observation were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings from the study revealed the tremendous efforts of selected university libraries in IK collection development and preservation in the libraries as the study revealed the existence of IK materials. It also established that dearth of fund and linguistic problem were the challenges facing the collection development and preservation of IK in the selected university libraries. It therefore recommended that the university libraries should liaised with the international bodies for financial support for the sustainability of IK resources collection development and preservation in the libraries.Item Accessibility and use of records in educational policy-making in selected ministries of education in South-west, Nigeria(Information Technology Application Group (ITAG) International, 2017-09) Abioye, A.; Onwuka, M.Purpose: This study investigated accessibility and use of records for educational policy making by senior civil servants in selected state ministries of education in South-West, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 1,205 senior civil servants in Ministries of Education in South-west, Nigeria out of which a sample size of 241 respondents was derived. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The data collected through the questionnaire were complemented with interview conducted with a Director, Deputy Director and a senior officer in Lagos State, Ogun State and Osun State by the researchers. The data collected with the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and regression analysis while content analysis of the recorded interviews was made. Findings: The study revealed that accessibility and use of records significantly predicted educational policy making (R2=.055, F (2,240) = 6.898, p<-05) with 5.5% explanation of the variability of the dependent variable. It also revealed that records needed for educational policy making include academic records of students, annual reports from schools, inspection reports and yearly approved estimates. It identified politics, power supply and bureaucratic system as the major constraints to timely accessibility and use of records. Implication: The study has implication for the management of records in the public sector. Suggested solutions to the challenges in the accessibility and use of records include putting in place mechanisms to remove or reduce the constraints to timely accessibility and use of records for educational policy making, setting standard for formulating, implementing and sustaining educational policies made and considering continuity in the established policies. Originality/Value: the originality of this study lies in the finding that accessibility and use of records significantly predicted educational policy making.Item Freedom of information law enforcement in Nigeria: emerging issues from court cases(Nigerian Library Association, Kwara State Chapter, llorin, 2017) Abioye, A.The promotion of access to information has become an entrenched feature of most democratic societies. This is against the backdrop of the appreciation of the value of information as a veritable tool for fostering transparency and accountability in governance. Freedom of information legislation has been enacted across the world to guarantee and promote the right of access to information and it has become the hallmark of a democratic society. In Nigeria, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was enacted in May 2011 after a long and tortuous sojourn in the Nigeria’s federal legislative houses of a bill erroneously perceived as the Media Bill probably because the struggle for its passage was championed by Media Rights Agenda and. some other civil rights societies in the country. The euphoria that greeted the enactment of the law having subsided, attention shifted naturally to the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the law. Since its enactment, cases have arisen in Nigerian courts bordering on the exercise of the right of access guaranteed by the law in situations where applications for record or information have been refused. This study navigated through court decisions in some of the cases instituted to challenge denial of access to information under the FOI Act with a view to underpinning the issues raised and canvassed on the relevant provisions of the law. An analysis of the decisions was undertaken and the pronouncement of presiding judges on the issues canvassed highlighted. Based on the issues arising and the position of the court on them, recommendations were made that could impact positively on the implementation of the FOI Act in Nigeria.Item Perceived usefulness and behavioural intention to use electronic law information resources by postgraduate law students in selected universities in South-west, Nigeria(2017-01) Abioye, A.; Adelakun-Odewale, O. S.Legal research is highly information intensive. For postgraduate law students to carry out effective legal research and practice, they need legal information in abundance. Electronic law information resources have the advantage of easy access and convenience. To take the benefit of these advantages, however, there is the need for postgraduate law students in Nigerian universities to develop good perception of the usefulness of and have the intention to use electronic law information resources. It is against this background that the study investigated the perceived usefulness and behavioural intention as determinants of electronic law information resources use by postgraduate law students in three universities in South-west Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design with the questionnaire as instrument for data collection. Total enumeration method was used to select 336postgraduate law students in the three universities. Data analysis was undertaken using simple descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings of the study revealed that LexisNexis, West law and e-journals were some of the electronic law information resources frequently used by postgraduate law students. It was also established that perceived usefulness had a significant relationship with use of electronic law information resources by postgraduate law students and there was a significant relationship between behavioural intention and use of electronic law information resources.Item Application of copyright law in libraries and archives in Nigeria(2016-01) Abioye, A.All over the world, the products of man's intellect are recognized and protected by the intellectual property law. The essence of the recognition and protection is to ensure that man's creativity and ingenuity are not unduly harnessed and exploited. A broad division of intellectual property law is the copyright law which protects, among others, literary) and artistic works. Like any other civilized country, Nigeria has a copyright law. Libraries and archives, being the main custodians of and the most prominent intermediaries between users and copyrighted works, it is essential that they should be abreast of copyright law in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not much exposition has been made on the application of copyright law in libraries and archives in Nigeria. This paper, therefore, takes a look at Nigeria's Copyright Act and interprets its provisions for libraries and archives in Nigeria. Making reference to the practice in other countries, particularly the developed world, as well as relevant statutory’ provisions, the paper defines the obligations of libraries and archives in the enforcement of copyright law. The paper concludes by emphasizing the need for information professionals to be abreast of legislations relating to information provision and to balance the interest of information resources users with that of copyright owners in order to protect intellectual property rights.Item Preservation management in university libraries in Southern Nigeria(Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2015) Rasaki, O. E.; Abioye, A.Information resources in university libraries are susceptible to degradation, deterioration and destruction due to factors such as unfavourable temperature and relative humidity, activities of biological agents, theft and mutilation, mishandling and disasters. Forestalling the situation therefore calls for effective preservation management. University libraries particularly those in tropical zone are faced with acute problem of preservation management. This study, therefore, investigates preservation management of information resources in university libraries in Southern Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 24 out of the 33 university libraries in the Southern Nigeria. A self designed questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Theft and mutilation, unauthorised access to information on computers, mishandling of library materials and deterioration by photocopying were the major threats to information material. Periodic fumigation, binding and repair of information materials and library security were the popular preservation measures available in the university libraries. Challenges facing university libraries in their preservation efforts include lack of electricity to power preservation facilities and equipment, inadequate funding and lack of preservation policy and strategies. The study recommended adequate security measures, adequate funding, provision of uninterrupted power supply and formulation of preservation policy to aid effective preservation management.Item Global best practices in film archives management and services: lesson for Nigeria(Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2014-01) Abioye, A.Vital information resources required for education, enlightenment and decision-making are contained in films. In view of its composition and chemical make-up, film as an information container requires special care and attention if the information residing in it is to endure for a long time to serve its purpose. There exist international best practices in the management of film which have been developed over the years. This paper makes an exploration of the global standards in film preservation, paying particular attention to the efforts of film archives and organizations around the world in setting standards for film management. These standards are considered in key areas of film management like film handling, storage, cataloguing and access. Finally, the paper enjoins developing countries like Nigeria to avail themselves of these global standards in film management in order to ensure the survival of information resources in film format.