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Availability Of Information Resources For Research Output: Perception Of Academic Staff Members In Nigerian Federal Universities, Olatokunbo C. Okiki Jan 2013

Availability Of Information Resources For Research Output: Perception Of Academic Staff Members In Nigerian Federal Universities, Olatokunbo C. Okiki

Olatokunbo C OKIKI

The volume of information resources potentially available in the globe is massive; hence it becomes necessary to examine available information resources for academics research activity in the academia. This study, therefore, examined the perception of academics on availability of information resources for research productivity in federal universities in Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The Multistage sampling technique was used to select 1,057 academic staff members from twelve federal universities in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. The categories of academic staff covered in the study were from professorial cadre to graduate assistant. The instruments used for data collection …


Research Productivity Of Teaching Faculty Members In Nigerian Federal Universities: An Investigative Study, Olatokunbo C. Okiki Jan 2013

Research Productivity Of Teaching Faculty Members In Nigerian Federal Universities: An Investigative Study, Olatokunbo C. Okiki

Olatokunbo C OKIKI

This study assessed the level of research productivity of teaching faculty members in Nigerian federal universities. The findings of the study show that the research productivity of the teaching faculty members in Nigerian federal universities is high in journal publications, technical reports, conference papers, working papers, and occasional papers. The research productivity is higher in Northeast (M=22.53; SD=25.73), and Southwest (M=21.74; SD=87.28), and North Central (M=20.69; SD=31.24) Nigeria. Also, the mean score of information resources availability (M=2.41; SD=0.90) indicates that information resources are readily available to teaching faculty members in Nigerian federal universities. The barriers to research productivity by teaching …