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Information Needs And Sources Of Information For Pregnant Women In Jos South Local Government Area Of Plateau State, Nigeria., Eneojo Emmanuel Jacob, Esther Bulus Dalyop
Information Needs And Sources Of Information For Pregnant Women In Jos South Local Government Area Of Plateau State, Nigeria., Eneojo Emmanuel Jacob, Esther Bulus Dalyop
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study discusses the Information needs and sources of information for Pregnant Women in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three (3) objectives were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive research design was adopted for this study, 259 pregnant women in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State was used as the population for this study with the sample of 152 pregnant women. The sampling technique used was the simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection adopted was Questionnaire (both open-ended and close-ended). The method adopted for data analysis was the frequency count and simple …
Covid-19 Effects On Libraries Goes Beyond Books: Lead City University In Perspective, Adedoyin Johnson, Oluwabunmi Bakare Dr.
Covid-19 Effects On Libraries Goes Beyond Books: Lead City University In Perspective, Adedoyin Johnson, Oluwabunmi Bakare Dr.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information is a resource that is naturally needed in all aspects of human endeavors and the library, as an institution responsible for the acquisition, organization and dissemination of information is highly sought by information users. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure or restriction of access to libraries all over the world, of which the Lead City University Library was not an exception. This article contends that the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has a wide ranging impact on the library and its users that goes beyond lack of access to books and other …
Boko-Haram Insurgency: Correlating Information Needs Of Members Of Vigilante In Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria., Muhammad Murtala Ibrahim, Idris A. Dano
Boko-Haram Insurgency: Correlating Information Needs Of Members Of Vigilante In Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria., Muhammad Murtala Ibrahim, Idris A. Dano
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The study correlated the Information needs of Members of Vigilante to other Information activities in Adamawa state, North-eastern Nigeria. Quantitative research methodology and Cross-sectional survey design was applied for the study. The population comprised of One Thousand Four Hundred Members (1400) drawn from Nineteen (19) local governments areas in the state. Krejcie and Morgan Table (1970) was used to draw (302) members as sample of the population, while Walpole’s (1982) formula for proportions was used in arriving at a sample for each stratum (i.e. each local government area). In collecting data, a total of Three Hundred and Two (302) copies …
Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Secondary School Teachers In Umunze, Anambra State, Godgive Chinenye Okoli, Franklyn Chibuike Azubuike Cln
Information Needs And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Secondary School Teachers In Umunze, Anambra State, Godgive Chinenye Okoli, Franklyn Chibuike Azubuike Cln
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study was designed to investigate the information needs and information seeking behaviour of Secondary School Teachers in Umunze, Anambra State. Five (5) research questions were formulated to guide the study. In conducting this research, the researcher used descriptive survey design which was considered most appropriate for the study. The study was conducted in Anambra State with a population of ninety-two (92) teachers in three selected secondary schools. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The validity of the research instrument was established by three experts. The questionnaire contains 48 items from cluster 1-5. A total of 92 …
Farmers’ Perspective On Agricultural Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Jind District, India, Deepak Kumar, Jyoti Devi
Farmers’ Perspective On Agricultural Information Literacy: A Case Study Of Jind District, India, Deepak Kumar, Jyoti Devi
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the level of information literacy among the farmers with regards to agriculture at the Jind district of Haryana state in India. Survey method with accidental sampling is used, and data were collected from a total number of 52 farmers who lived in the two selected villages by using a self-structured questionnaire. The demographic profile shows male dominancy on agriculture, and the majority of the farmers found literate. Their primary source of income is agriculture (86.54%), and 84.62% of them own the land of fewer than four acres. Rice, wheat, sorghum, …