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The Use Of Ict In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Chinwe M.T. Nweze Jan 2010

The Use Of Ict In Nigerian Universities: A Case Study Of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Chinwe M.T. Nweze

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and communication technology facilities in libraries are those facilities that assist various libraries that provide efficient and current information services. The paper highlights the importance of internet services in university and academic environments with particular reference to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The study showed that most academic staff and the students are aware of the resources of the Internet. E-mail is the most popular resource used by the staff and students. The staff and students used in this survey still find it difficult to make efficient use of the resources provided by information and communication technologies due to …


Incorporating Information Technology In Library And Information Science Curriculum In Nigeria: A Strategy For Survival In The 21st Century, Bappah Magaji Abubakar Jan 2010

Incorporating Information Technology In Library And Information Science Curriculum In Nigeria: A Strategy For Survival In The 21st Century, Bappah Magaji Abubakar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An IT revolution is occurring in almost all spheres of human endeavor. The field of Library and Information science (LIS) has also been predominated by advances in IT which has brought about dramatic changes in all ramifications. Change is now occurring in the area of education and training/curriculum, information seeking behaviour of users, as well as in the area of service delivery to clients. This paper therefore explores how IT can be incorporated into LIS curriculum in Nigeria in order to produce competent graduates that can withstand the test of time, and also function fully in the 21st century. The …


Libraries Build Autonomy: A Philosophical Perspective On The Social Role Of Libraries And Librarians, Audrey Barbakoff Jan 2010

Libraries Build Autonomy: A Philosophical Perspective On The Social Role Of Libraries And Librarians, Audrey Barbakoff

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An important, overlooked moral contribution of libraries and librarians to the community is the provision of support for autonomy. Philosophers have long considered autonomy a primary moral value, essential to living a flourishing life. Although library scholarship has not often engaged deeply with the philosophical discourse surrounding autonomy, libraries and librarians are uniquely positioned to enact many of the methods for encouraging it. By considering the moral significance of library services as autonomy-building activities, libraries and librarians can provide a valuable social support for their communities, individual users, and ultimately themselves.


Status Of Technological Competencies: A Case Study Of University Librarians, Syeda Hina Batool, Kanwal Ameen Jan 2010

Status Of Technological Competencies: A Case Study Of University Librarians, Syeda Hina Batool, Kanwal Ameen

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Technological expertise is the combination of knowledge and skill needed to apply technology for efficient and effective performance. This study investigates the technological expertise of eight university librarians using interview as data collection tool. Interview questions were based on technological template (T-template) or technology evaluation list for staff. It has been used by Education, Libraries & Heritage (ELH) Department’s ICT service in UK, California and Alberta public libraries to assess the IT competencies of their staff . The Template has been adopted and customized to meet the local requirements. It was used to measure the degree of professional technological expertise …


Ability, Assistance, And Collaboration In Academic Library Assessment, Gordon J. Hewitt, Rebecca Troendle Hewitt Jan 2010

Ability, Assistance, And Collaboration In Academic Library Assessment, Gordon J. Hewitt, Rebecca Troendle Hewitt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Assessment continues to grow in importance in academic libraries, yet no one has delineated what skills and resources are needed among librarians to carry out assessment activities. This study was a first attempt to describe how library leaders view the skills and resources they need to do assessment. Based on a survey of academic library directors, our findings show that directors rate themselves highly on conceptual skills, but are less confident on methodological skills. Directors also rely heavily on their staff members and campus institutional research and assessment offices to help them with assessment projects.


Internet Use Behaviour Of The Lis Community In Pakistan, Haroon Idrees, Ata Ur Rehman Jan 2010

Internet Use Behaviour Of The Lis Community In Pakistan, Haroon Idrees, Ata Ur Rehman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information and communication technology (ICT) has brought radical and revolutionary changes in all walks of human life during the last three decades. It has played a vital role in the development of a global village. Libraries are also among those organisms which have been affected by ICT and a great deal of impact has been imposed in this field. Advanced countries are naturally ahead in this area like all others; nevertheless, the developing countries are also not far too behind in the use and implementation of these technologies. Internet has not only increased and fastened the communication, but it has …


Reading Habits Of Senior Secondary Students At Allahabad City, U.P., India, Devendra Kumar, M. M.A. Ansari Jan 2010

Reading Habits Of Senior Secondary Students At Allahabad City, U.P., India, Devendra Kumar, M. M.A. Ansari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This is a report on a readership survey carried out among the senior secondary students at Allahabad City, U.P. (India). The present study explores the reading habits of senior secondary students in Allahabad City. The present study demonstrates the various aspects of reading habits like the motives of study, reading materials borrowed from library, time spent for the serious reading, use reference materials, languages of newspaper that read daily, sections of newspapers read, place of reading, and to develop some suggestions for solution of the problem. Suggestions have been given to make the service more beneficial in the school libraries.


A Comparison Of Term Clusters For Tokenized Words Collected From Controlled Vocabularies, User Keyword Searches, And Online Documents, Elaine Maytag Nowick, Daryl Travnicek, Kent M. Eskridge, Stephen Stein Jan 2010

A Comparison Of Term Clusters For Tokenized Words Collected From Controlled Vocabularies, User Keyword Searches, And Online Documents, Elaine Maytag Nowick, Daryl Travnicek, Kent M. Eskridge, Stephen Stein

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Tokenized word terms were collected from three sources: controlled vocabulary headings, user keyword searches, and html documents all dealing with issues in water quality. Distances were calculated between word pairs using the Jacquard formula. Distances from the three sources were compared using Spearman rank correlations and clusters were calculated on distances transformed for non-normality using the SAS pseudo-centroid method. Word pair distances from controlled vocabularies were more closely correlated to keyword searches than document distances were to users’ keywords. The mean distance of controlled vocabularies was also closer to that of users. Clusters produced from the three sources were most …


Acquisition And Use Of Library Resources In A University Of Technology: A Statistical Record Assessment, Towolawi K. Oluwakemi, J. A. Adeyemi Jan 2010

Acquisition And Use Of Library Resources In A University Of Technology: A Statistical Record Assessment, Towolawi K. Oluwakemi, J. A. Adeyemi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the acquisition and use of library resources in Bells University of Technology using statistical record assessment. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. Data was obtained from the library statistics which had been compiled and collated by the staff in the readers' services department over a five year period covering 2005/2006 – 2009/10. The data were analyzed using frequencies, bar charts, and percentages. Results showed that the total book collection is relatively adequate for the total population of 1053 students and 262 staff members of the University and that books and journals consulted, reader's attendance …


Information Flow Patterns In Organizations: The Library In Focus, Joyce Chinyere Oyadonghan Jan 2010

Information Flow Patterns In Organizations: The Library In Focus, Joyce Chinyere Oyadonghan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper discusses information flow in organizations with special reference to the library of tertiary institutions. The vaccine or function of any academic institution is given a special consideration. The study employs an essential qualitative analysis approach to unravel the critical role played by information in the relationship between librarian and the clientele. In the study, the Shannon and Weaver model of communication (or information dissemination and sharing) was deployed for this purpose). In this study, we were able to establish that the free flow of information among library staff as well as between them and the clientele is necessary …