Strengthening information provision in Nigerian university libraries through information communication technologies

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.B. Okiy
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Nigerian University

Emerging Technologies, Information Provision, and Libraries

2021 ◽  
pp. 590-604
Author(s):  
Alexious Muunga
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Present Information ◽  
Other Information

The advent of computers and information communication technologies (ICTs) has drastically changed the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information. Further, information can be accessed through various media as new technologies continue to spring up. Since information can be accessed anywhere as long as one has internet connectivity, this has resulted in many users not using the libraries and other information centers. The decline in the use of libraries is worrying, hence the need to understand how the emerging technologies have changed information provision in the libraries. The chapter addresses challenges that affect the provision of the needed services in the libraries. Finally, alternative services that libraries are adopting in order for them to remain relevant in this information age are outlined. This chapter provides insights on how libraries can continue to play their role as information providers and how they can fit into the present information age.

New Questions for E-Government

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru V. Roman ◽  
Hugh T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
New Development ◽  
Democratic Dialogue ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Made In

E-government’s rise to prominence in the early 1990s was met with great enthusiasm amidst the promise that information communication technologies (ICTs) might fulfill the demands and expectations for improved democratic governance. Since then, significant progress has been made in terms of information provision and delivery of public services; yet, dialogue, a core dimension of democratic governance, remains largely unrealized within the digital context. This study employs content analysis within the frame of a check-off research protocol to determine if the population of state websites has the capacity to support digital democratic dialogue. The key question is whether there is an emphasis within the milieu of state websites to support e-dialogue outside the provision of information and e-services. The analysis suggests that efficiency rather than dialogue is the primary focus in the design of the state websites. Is, therefore, e-government a new development in the historical effort to enforce efficiency as a core value of governance?

scholarly journals Influence of Digital Divide and Experience on Nigerian University Students’ Attitude Towards the Use of Information Communication Technologies for Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Olori Abiola Lateef
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nigerian University

Recent studies have shown that factors influencing technology use include, but are not limited to, accessibility and availability. Several studies in developed countries revealed that digital division and experience significantly influence students’ attitude towards ICT utilization. However, there is lack of empirical evidence to show that such variables do influence ICT utilization by Nigerian students. This study examined the influence of digital divide and experience on Nigerian university students’ utilization of information communication technologies. Two research hypotheses were formulated for the study. A self-constructed and validated twenty-five- item instrument was used to gather information from one thousand and five hundred randomly selected respondents in three public universities in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria, while t-test statistical method was used to analyze the data collected. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the perception of digital native and digital immigrant students in attitude towards ICT utilization (t = 3.25, p<0.05). The findings of this study also showed that there is no significant difference in the perception of digitally experienced and less experienced students in attitude towards ICT utilization(t = 1.16, p>0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that postgraduate students in Nigerian universities should be further encouraged not to allow age to influence their perception towards ICT utilization negatively. Also, Nigerian Government should subsidize the cost of ICT devices in order to make them affordable to all students.

Students’ Attitudes towards Library Facilities and Information Resources of University Libraries in Tamil Nadu

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Thanuskodi
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University

The present century ushered in the knowledge economy whereby information, access to it, and the ability to use it to create new knowledge becomes the single most important skill that individuals need to acquire in order to succeed. The workplace is asking for university graduates who have acquired a stronger intellectual framework for using information for discovery. This calls for a change in the university educational landscape and a pedagogic shift from the closure learning system where students and the teacher communicated and interacted face-to-face to include a new learning system that is virtual, distributed, problem-based, more student-centered, and facilitated by global information networking systems. This is a knowledge-based pedagogy and requires that both students and teaching faculty acquire information seeking and management skills. E-learning, open access to resources, distance education, interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration enhanced by information communication technologies are major developments that are reshaping library services. Consequently, new roles and services have emerged for university librarians. Taking up the characteristics of an electronic information resource, librarians are more “distributed” and play a central role in the teaching/learning programmes of the university: they serve as consultants in information resources management and coordinate information technology applications; they provide instructions on research methods and other areas that deal with incorporating information communication technologies into learning, and are more actively involved in providing information instructional programmes to both faculty and students. The present study evaluates the use of library facilities and information resources in university libraries in Tamil Nadu. A survey of 518 students from 5 universities in Tamil Nadu was conducted through a set of questionnaires. The collected data covers the use of library resources, services, (e.g. reference services, photocopying services), etc. The chapter concludes that the main intention for the use of libraries has been the academic interest of the students.

Party.Politics.Ph: Internet Campaigning in the Philippines

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-116
Author(s):  
Julio C. Teehankee
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Electoral Campaigns ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
Use Of The Internet

This article is an initial assessment of Internet utilization by political parties in the Philippines. The phenomenal growth in the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the country is not lost to political parties, candidates, and campaign managers. Online websites offer an opportunity for political parties to strengthen linkages with citizens and voters through information provision, transparency, interactivity, and networking. The article conducted a content analysis of the websites of five mainstream political parties and twelve party list organizations represented in the 14th Congress. It appraised the online presence of these parties and assessed the level of use of the Internet as a tool for internal party administration, online electoral campaigns, voters’ participation and organization.

Emerging Technologies, Information Provision, and Libraries

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-40
Author(s):  
Alexious Muunga
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Present Information ◽  
Other Information

The advent of computers and information communication technologies (ICTs) has drastically changed the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information. Further, information can be accessed through various media as new technologies continue to spring up. Since information can be accessed anywhere as long as one has internet connectivity, this has resulted in many users not using the libraries and other information centers. The decline in the use of libraries is worrying, hence the need to understand how the emerging technologies have changed information provision in the libraries. The chapter addresses challenges that affect the provision of the needed services in the libraries. Finally, alternative services that libraries are adopting in order for them to remain relevant in this information age are outlined. This chapter provides insights on how libraries can continue to play their role as information providers and how they can fit into the present information age.

New Questions for E-Government

2015 ◽  
pp. 2209-2227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru V. Roman ◽  
Hugh T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Democratic Governance ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Protocol ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
New Development ◽  
Democratic Dialogue ◽  
Primary Focus

E-government's rise to prominence in the early 1990s was met with great enthusiasm amidst the promise that information communication technologies (ICTs) might fulfill the demands and expectations for improved democratic governance. Since then, significant progress has been made in terms of information provision and delivery of public services; yet, dialogue, a core dimension of democratic governance, remains largely unrealized within the digital context. This study employs content analysis within the frame of a check-off research protocol to determine if the population of state websites has the capacity to support digital democratic dialogue. The key question is whether there is an emphasis within the milieu of state websites to support e-dialogue outside the provision of information and e-services. The analysis suggests that efficiency rather than dialogue is the primary focus in the design of the state websites. Is, therefore, e-government a new development in the historical effort to enforce efficiency as a core value of governance?

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