scholarly journals Postgraduate Students’ Use of E-Resources in Nigerian University Libraries: What is the Influence of User Education?

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Abubakar ◽  
Airen Adetimirin
Keyword(s):  
University Libraries ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
User Education

The Use of Subscription Agency Services by Nigerian University Libraries

1988 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Joseph O. Aina ◽  
Briggs C. Nzotta
Keyword(s):  
University Libraries ◽  
Nigerian University

scholarly journals Challenges of Nigerian Accounting Postgraduate Students in Taking up Stance in Ph.D. Theses in Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Sani Yantandu Uba ◽  
Julius Irudayasamy ◽  
Carmel Antonette Hankins
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Contextual Data ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Nigerian University

This paper investigates the use of stance linguistic features in accounting Ph.D. theses in a Nigerian university. We adopted a mixed-methods approach by combining a textual analysis of the theses and explored the context of writing of the participants similar to Swale’s textography approach. We compiled three corpora: Bayero University corpus of six accounting Ph.D. theses (BUK corpus); a United Kingdom corpus of six accounting PhD theses (UK corpus) and a corpus of eleven journal articles of accounting (JAA corpus). The results of textual analysis indicate that there is a higher frequency of hedges in all the three corpora than other stance features, followed by boosters, then attitudinal markers, and explicit self-mention features. One striking finding from the BUK corpus is that the authors are rarely used self-mention features compared to authors from other two corpora. However, the result of the chi-square indicates that the differences among the three corpora’s use of stance features are insignificant. The contextual data suggests that non-teaching of English for specific purposes and the traditional practices of Bayero University might be some of the possible factors that constrained authors’ use of stance linguistic features. We recommend introduction of teaching English for specific purposes on postgraduate programmes in Nigerian universities.

scholarly journals Leadership Styles, Promotion Opportunities, and Salary as Correlates of Turnover Intentions among Librarians in Nigerian University Libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Afebuameh James Aiyebelehin ◽  
Rosemary Odiachi ◽  
Blessing Omoregie
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Information Service ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Major Implication ◽  
Nigerian University

The study investigated leadership styles, promotion opportunities, and salary as correlates of turnover intention among librarians in Nigerian academic libraries. It applied the correlational survey design, and data was gathered with a questionnaire. The entire 115 librarians in three (3) universities in South-South, Nigeria formed the population of this study. The data was analyzed with mean and Pearson Moment Correlation (2-tailed). The findings show that the turnover intention of the librarians was high; leadership, promotion opportunities, and salary positively correlate with the turnover intention. The major implication of the findings of the study is that the issue of leadership style, promotion, and salary should be carefully planned by the management of the library, otherwise, the librarians will leave the library whenever the opportunity shows up. These findings provide new data for planning the management of library staff to achieve effective information service in the library.

scholarly journals Return on investment (ROI) in subscription databases by Nigerian academic libraries: a survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 63-85
Author(s):  
Adekunle Emmanuel Oyadeyi ◽  
Taofeek Abiodun Oladokun ◽  
Oludare Adebanji Shorunke ◽  
Omobolanle Seri Fasola
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Electronic Database ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
The Social ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
Returns On Investment

Aim: There seems to be a dearth of literature on how much Nigerian university libraries are spending on the acquisition of Online Electronic Database (OED). This study sets out to investigate the annual cost of acquiring this important and evolving aspect of library collection with the view of determining whether the returns in terms of utilization is commensurate with the invested fund. Methodology: The study adopts a quantitative research method. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data from 55 librarians in 41 academic libraries across Nigeria. The data collected were processed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Findings: Academic libraries in Nigeria spend an average of ₦12,500,000 or $32,637 on OED subscriptions annually. The study has shown that Nigerian academic libraries usually subscribe to the EBSCOhost and Research4Life databases with few adding specialized databases such as Law Pavilion, HeinOnline, Legalpedia, and ScienceDirect. To ensure adequate returns on investment, the libraries are massively providing support infrastructures, user education, and other information services. However, challenges limiting the widespread use of online databases include irregular power supply and slow internet connectivity among others.  Conclusions: The study, therefore, concludes that there is a middling to low return on subscribed OED in Nigerian academic libraries. However, there are still various huddles that must be scaled for Nigerian academic libraries to reap adequate returns on their investments in online electronic databases.

Issues, Controversies, and Problems of Cybercafés Located in a University Campus

2008 ◽  
pp. 62-83
Author(s):  
Henrietta O.C. Otokunefor ◽  
Hudron K. Kari
Keyword(s):  
Cyber Security ◽  
Large Population ◽  
University Campus ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
University Communities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University ◽  
Global Initiatives

This chapter takes a look at the use of campus cybercafés as a possible solution to the inadequate or lack of Internet facilities in Nigerian university libraries. It argues that campus cybercafés are most likely for now the avenue whereby their faculty, students, researchers, and other members of the university community can have online access to the world’s leading peer-reviewed journals. This is because some of the libraries are yet to have Internet facilities while those that do have, do not have enough to cater for the large population of users. Secondly, these libraries through three or more global initiatives are provided with free online journal access in support of the UN millennium development goals making campus cybercafés partners in the provision of Internet facilities to the university communities in which they are located. The chapter therefore discusses the issues, controversies, and problems of their operations in relation to cyber security in order to know the level of security awareness among their users, identify serious security threats, and to find out the type of anti-virus software used.

A Theoretical Approach to the Adoption of Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS) in Nigerian University Libraries

2021 ◽  
pp. 530-548
Author(s):  
Adebayo Muritala Adegbore ◽  
Monsuru Omotayo Quadri ◽  
Oyekanmi Rasaq Oyewo
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Resource ◽  
Nigerian University

This chapter discusses a theoretical approach to the adoption of electronic resource management systems in Nigeria university libraries. The nature of electronic resources calls for a special way of managing it thereby the invention and adoption of electronic resource management systems (ERMS). However, observation revealed that Nigerian libraries have yet to largely adopt it. It is therefore necessary to theoretically outline the factors promoting adoption of new technologies, in order for Nigerian libraries to take a cue. This chapter proposes a theoretical approach to the adoption of ERMS in Nigerian libraries.

Knowledge sharing practices among cataloguers in Nigeria's academic libraries

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 295-309
Author(s):  
Wole Olatokun ◽  
Tobechukwu Mary-Ann Njideaka
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Positive Perspective ◽  
Nigerian University

PurposeThe imperative role of cataloguing in libraries as the bedrock of information/knowledge organization, the need to manage and retain knowledge for strategic planning and better knowledge management (KM) frameworks, little or no information sharing in cataloguing units in federal university libraries in Nigeria, gave rise to this study. The purpose of this study is to identify knowledge sharing (KS) norms and factors that challenge KS practices among cataloguers to provide positive perspective and approach to KS in cataloguing sections of university libraries and improve KM frameworks for better service delivery.Design/methodology/approachBased on a qualitative survey design, this study examined KS norms, practices and challenges of cataloguers in five university libraries in south-west Nigeria. Data were collected through an open interview to gather in-depth information from 45 cataloguers. Given the small number of the cataloguing team in each library, an enlisting of all cataloguers (census survey) was pertinent for the study. Data collected were analyzed thematically, interviews transcribed and similar responses grouped to provide answers to research questions.FindingsThis study revealed KS norms to be somewhat inconsistent and informal than formal, though participants identified the crucial need for KS in their departments. Factors identified as challenges to KS: mood and pressure from work, participants seeing KS as a waste of time, the “know-it-all” attitude, tribal differences, lack of financial motivation, no formal training and mentoring programme, willingness to learn and copy cataloguing.Originality/valueThis study not only improves the dearth of literature on the issue of KS among cataloguers in Nigerian university libraries; but also provides definite perspective and approach to KS in university libraries' cataloguing section to improve KM frameworks for better service delivery.

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