scholarly journals Local Content In Information Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Taiwo Akinde
Keyword(s):  
Recent Time ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
Architecture Management ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ibadan

This article is an opinion paper on the pride of place of the nationally and internationally patronised and hence, celebrated contents of the Kenneth Dike Library (KDL) of the University of Ibadan, the first university library in Nigeria. The work traced the history of the Library from inception till date, emphasising the rarity, age, uniqueness and the yet relevancy of its contents in the face of the modern and emerging Information and Communications Technologies. The contents discussed include print and non-print materials (for instance, electronic resources and the institution’s repository, among others), artefacts, realia, pictures, drawings, processes, services, capacity, architecture, management and personnel deployed in the main and branch libraries of the University of Ibadan Library System. The author proffered reasons why the KDL is perceived the best among other university libraries in Nigeria and highlighted ten ‘firsts’ recorded by the Library in recent time which have further enhanced its reputation as the first and the best. The work concluded with a call on the private sector and good spirited individuals to support the federal government and the University of Ibadan towards achieving all the laudable goals of the KDL for now and the future.

USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULUNATAL AND UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARIES

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-61
Author(s):  
Rexwhite Tega Enakrire
Keyword(s):  
Work Performance ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ibadan

The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for knowledge management (KM) has become a critical success factor in present-day university libraries. University libraries have continued to use ICTs to foster and enhance the operations of information services on a daily basis in the library environment. The use of ICTs requires librarians to have proven knowledge and skills in order to achieve effective and efficient work performance in the libraries. This article focuses on the two research questions, namely: ‘What are the skills needed for ICTs by librarians at the university libraries?’ and ‘What are the challenges faced by librarians in the use of ICTs for KM at the university libraries?’ The research specifically targeted the libraries at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa, and the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria. Quantitative and qualitative research approaches were adopted in order to conduct data collection and data analysis. The research findings were that, when compared, the two university libraries showed a correlation in the skills required by librarians. This is accompanied by knowledge of ICT hardware and software; various subject areas in librarianship; structure and process of cataloguing, and classification, to function better in the library environment. Several challenges, including the high cost of hardware and software; lack of implementation of ICT policies; and inadequate in-depth knowledge of the library holdings were observed. In conclusion, the dynamic information environment requires librarians to be proactive and have enhanced education that would enable them to address change management, leadership roles, and technical information skills. Librarians need to constantly update their knowledge and skill-sets to keep up with current trends of technology in library and information services.

ROLE OF LIBRARIANS IN TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY IN ZIMBABWEAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinashe Mugwisi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
The University

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the Internet have to a large extent influenced the way information is made available, published and accessed. More information is being produced too frequently and information users now require certain skills to sift through this multitude in order to identify what is appropriate for their purposes. Computer and information skills have become a necessity for all academic programmes. As libraries subscribe to databases and other peer-reviewed content (print and electronic), it is important that users are also made aware of such sources and their importance. The purpose of this study was to examine the teaching of information literacy (IL) in universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and the role played by librarians in creating information literate graduates. This was done by examining whether such IL programmes were prioritised, their content and how frequently they were reviewed. An electronic questionnaire was distributed to 12 university libraries in Zimbabwe and 21 in South Africa. A total of 25 questionnaires were returned. The findings revealed that IL was being taught in universities library and non-library staff, was compulsory and contributed to the term mark in some institutions. The study also revealed that 44 per cent of the total respondents indicated that the libraries were collaborating with departments and faculty in implementing IL programmes in universities. The study recommends that IL should be an integral part of the university programmes in order to promote the use of databases and to guide students on ethical issues of information use.

The Ta'līf akhbār al-qurūn min umarā' bilad Ilūrin: A Critique

1984 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
H.O. Danmole
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Early Nineteenth Century ◽  
Unpublished Work ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ibadan ◽  
Local Languages

Before the advent of colonialism, Arabic was widely used in northern Nigeria where Islam had penetrated before the fifteenth century. The jihād of the early nineteenth century in Hausaland led to the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate, the revitalization of Islamic learning, and scholars who kept records in Arabic. Indeed, some local languages such as Hausa and Fulfulde were reduced to writing in Arabic scripts. Consequently, knowledge of Arabic is a crucial tool for the historian working on the history of the caliphate.For Ilorin, a frontier emirate between Hausa and Yorubaland, a few Arabic materials are available as well for the reconstruction of the history of the emirate. One such document is the Ta'līf akhbār al-qurūn min umarā' bilad Ilūrin (“The History of the Emirs of Ilorin”). In 1965 Martin translated, edited, and published the Ta'līf in the Research Bulletin of the Centre for Arabic Documentation at the University of Ibadan as a “New Arabic History of Ilorin.” Since then many scholars have used the Ta'līf in their studies of Ilorin and Yoruba history. Recently Smith has affirmed that the Ta'līf has been relatively neglected. He attempts successfully to reconstruct the chronology of events in Yorubaland, using the Ta'līf along with the Ta'nis al-ahibba' fi dhikr unara' Gwandu mawa al-asfiya', an unpublished work of Dr. Junaid al-Bukhari, Wazīr of Sokoto, and works in English. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the information in the Ta'līf by comparing its evidence with that of other primary sources which deal with the history of Ilorin and Yorubaland.

scholarly journals Las bibliotecas universitarias argentinas y la educación en línea ante la pandemia por COVID19

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabel Gaitán ◽  
María Inés Coraglia
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
National Level ◽  
Information Collection ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Direct Information ◽  
Service Portfolio ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University ◽  
Innovation And Change

Nos propusimos identificar el porfolio de servicios de las Bibliotecas Universitarias y sus modificaciones frente a la complejidad causada por la pandemia COVID19, a fin de reconocer las diferentes metodologías de comunicación y gestión de las mismas con su comunidad de usuarios en contextos de aislamiento, y que esto nos permita evaluar los procesos de innovación y cambio en ocasión de la pandemia. Realizamos un relevamiento de información documental a través de los sitios web de las Bibliotecas y las organizaciones que agrupan el colectivo Bibliotecario, con el fin de evaluar y comparar las respuestas de éstas ante la crisis a nivel nacional (Argentina), y de pares en Iberoamérica. Luego se aplicó un instrumento de recolección de información directa al conjunto de 326 Bibliotecas pertenecientes a las 131 Universidades Argentinas. Finalmente arribamos a conclusiones que nos permiten ponderar la identidad de las Bibliotecas Universitarias en la Educación Superior post COVID19. We set out to identify the service portfolio of the University Libraries and their modifications in the face of the complexity caused by the COVID19 pandemic, in order to recognize their different communication and management methodologies within the community of users in isolation contexts, allowing us to evaluate the processes of innovation and change in the event of the pandemic. We carried out a survey of documentary information through the websites of the Libraries and the organizations that make up the Librarian joint, in order to evaluate and compare their responses to the crisis at national level (Argentina), and peers in Latin America. . Then a direct information collection instrument was applied to the set of 326 Libraries belonging to the 131 Argentine Universities. Finally, we arrived at conclusions that allow us to weigh the identity of the University Libraries in Post-COVID19 Higher Education.

scholarly journals Bọlanle Awẹ: The Matriarch of Feminist History

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Toyin Falola
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual History ◽  
70Th Anniversary ◽  
Honorary Doctorate ◽  
Doctorate Degree ◽  
Great Honor ◽  
Feminist History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Ibadan

At the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the University of Ibadan, famous historian, Professor Bọlanle Awẹ was conferred with a well-deserved honorary doctorate degree. For both Professor Awẹ and even Nigeria’s premier university, this great honor is a fitting tribute to mark the anniversary of the institution of learning that has been central to the intellectual history of Nigeria. The University of Ibadan has done well to select Professor Awẹ for this honor. Her earnestness and intelligence are beyond doubts. There is no gainsaying disputing her warmth, her magnetism. I have known her since the 1970s—she remains consistent in the exhibition of positive values, in the promotion of Yoruba culture, and the advancement of the scholarly enterprise.

Internet Studies: The Foundations of a Transformative Field

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Dutton
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Internet Studies ◽  
Internet Policy ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Broad Overview

This chapter offers a broad overview of Internet Studies. The key challenge of Internet Studies research focuses on the discovery of concepts, models, theories, and related frameworks that give a more empirically valid understanding of the factors influencing the Internet and its societal implications. The Internet can be used in everyday life and work, and in a converging media world. The study of Internet policy and regulation has focused on issues of freedom of expression, privacy, and ‘Internet governance’. Then, the chapter briefly discusses the issue on the definition of the Internet, and how its resolution is connected to how narrowly or broadly people draw the history of the Internet and the boundaries of the field. It is observed that studies of politics, relationships, news, and other phenomena are exploring the Internet within a larger ecology of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Also, the Internet and related ICTs are globally important.

Surgical Strategies for Recurrent Craniofacial Meningiomas

Neurosurgery ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 874-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganesh Rao ◽  
Paul Klimo ◽  
Randy L. Jensen ◽  
Joel D. MacDonald ◽  
William T. Couldwell
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Cranial Base ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Surgical Strategies ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
The Face ◽  
Treatment Paradigm ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The University

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Recurrent cranial base meningiomas are among the most difficult tumors to treat surgically. Although they are histologically benign, these tumors often invade through the cranial base into the infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae. We reviewed our experience with these tumors to describe the natural history of these lesions as well as provide a possible treatment paradigm. METHODS: Between 2000 and 2004, seven patients with meningiomas recurring through the cranial base into facial structures were treated at the University of Utah. Five patients were treated with transcranial approaches only, and two were treated with a combination of transcranial and transfacial approaches. RESULTS: The average age of our patients (6 women, 1 man) was 55 years. The original site of tumor was the sphenoid wing in four patients, the middle fossa in two patients, and the left frontal region in one patient. The average interval between the most recent tumor resection and recurrence into the face was 9.9 years. The mean number of resections a patient underwent before invasion into the face was two. All but one patient had adjunctive therapy (including either radiation or chemotherapy) before recurrence into the face. CONCLUSION: Meningiomas that recur into facial structures present a unique treatment challenge. These lesions have a high rate of recurrence once they have invaded through the cranial base. Although combined approaches may be necessary to achieve a gross total resection, these lesions can often be reached using standard transcranial techniques.

scholarly journals Analyse de la dynamique intergénérationnelle dans la perception des technologies numériques et leur intégration dans la pédagogie universitaire à l’Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Jacques Bogui
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Teacher Researchers ◽  
Pedagogie Universitaire ◽  
The University

Studies in Côte d’Ivoire on the issue of the integration of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in university teaching show relatively large variations in the perceptions of these technologies and their use in university pedagogy among teacher-researchers from different generations. This article aims to analyze, on the basis of two qualitative surveys using interview guides and direct observation at the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, variations that can be observed in the collection and use of ICTs for university teaching by Ivorian teacher-researchers from different generations as well as the consequences of these changes on the success of programs to integrate digital technologies at this university.Des études réalisées en Côte d’Ivoire sur la question de l’intégration des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) dans la pédagogie universitaire montrent des variations relativement importantes dans la perception de ces technologies et dans leur utilisation pour la pédagogie universitaire entre les enseignants-chercheurs de différentes générations. Cet article a pour objectif d’analyser à partir de deux enquêtes qualitatives, réalisées à l’aide de guides d’entretien et d’une observation directe effectuée à l’Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB) d’Abidjan, les variations qui peuvent être observées dans la perception et l’usage des TIC pour la pédagogie universitaire par des enseignants-chercheurs ivoiriens de différentes générations et les conséquences de ces variations sur le succès de programmes d’intégration des technologies numériques dans cette université.MOTS CLÉS  Fracture numérique; TIC et pédagogie; dynamique intergénérationnelle

Alchemy in Cambridge

Nuncius ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Timmermann
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Trinity College ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
College And University ◽  
High Interest ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

Alchemy in Cambridge captures the alchemical content of 56 manuscripts in Cambridge, in particular the libraries of Trinity College, Corpus Christi College and St John’s College, the University Library and the Fitzwilliam Museum. As such, this catalogue makes visible a large number of previously unknown or obscured alchemica. While extant bibliographies, including those by M.R. James a century ago, were compiled by polymathic bibliographers for a wide audience of researchers, Alchemy in Cambridge benefits from the substantial developments in the history of alchemy, bibliography, and related scholarship in recent decades. Many texts are here identified for the first time. Another vital feature is the incorporation of information on alchemical illustrations in the manuscripts, intended to facilitate research on the visual culture of alchemy. The catalogue is aimed at historians of alchemy and science, and of high interest to manuscript scholars, historians of art and historians of college and university libraries.

The Role of Community Information in the Virtual Metropolis

2011 ◽  
pp. 104-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M.A. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Community ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Community Information ◽  
The University ◽  
Conceptual Relationship

Traditionally communities have been linked to the underlying geography, so that the identity of a community, for instance a neighborhood in a city, was linked to an underlying physical place, as part of a legal jurisdiction. A different kind of community is made possible by the self-identification of individuals with a common interest. In defining the concept of community informatics, Michael Gurstein in his preceding introductory chapter, makes a distinction between the type of “virtual community” made possible by the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), and the augmented communication that ICTs can facilitate in a physical community. Thus the term connotes at least two different kinds of aggregate relationships, the first primarily physical (proximate), and the second, primarily conceptual (virtual). An example of this would include, for instance, alumni of the hypothetical Prestigious University who, while no longer physically present on campus, maintain strong identities as alumni, which can be thought of a part of the conceptual space defining “the University.” Initially they were part of a physical community, but ultimately they are part of a virtual community. Another variant of this would be primarily virtual, citizens who consider themselves part of a large metropolitan area, for instance, Washington, DC, and refer to themselves as Washingtonians even if they might live in an adjacent jurisdiction in the neighboring state of Virginia. In this sense we could say that in either case we had a virtual (or conceptual) relationship that bears only a symbolic connection with the underlying “place.”

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