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Information Providers Behaviour: Communication As A Process In Information Behaviour Of Pharmaceutical Companies: Part 2, Aondoana Daniel Orlu, Benjamin Jirbee, Kaase Dominic Imeh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

As pharmaceutical companies are sponsors and producers of much of the research evidence for new medicines, it is important that they make that evidence available to the NHS as soon as possible and that users in the NHS are able easily to access it, evaluate it and use it in clinical decision-making. When healthcare professionals refer to information provision by the pharmaceutical industry, however, they often focus on advertising and promotional information and question its value or they claim that the industry supplies biased information. In order to gain in-depth insights into information providers’ views of their roles and activities, …

Ict Literacy Skills And Electronic Information Resources Use By Lecturers In Two Private Universities In Oyo State, Nigeria, Abimbola Oyedele Ojeniyi, Airen Edale Adetimirin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy skills on electronic information resources (EIR) use among lecturers of two private universities in Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and using total enumeration sampling technique, the study population and study sample consisted of 234 (Two hundred and thirty four) academic staff from both Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) and Lead City University (LCU). Questionnaire was the data collection instrument used. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that E-mail and Websites were the most …

Effects Of Weeding Strategies On Information Resource Management Among Public Libraries In North-Central States Of Nigeria, Tangkat Yusuf Dushu Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated Effects of Weeding Strategies on Information Resource Management Among Public Libraries in North-Central States of Nigeria, the researcher observed that Every library's print collection is limited by the space available, and collections must change over time to reflect changes in the community and in the library's goals, as result, five (5) research questions and objectives were formulated with respect to how unwanted information resources managed, shelf-time period of information resources, effects of weeding on library organisation and services and the challenges of weeding in public libraries. Survey research method was adopted for the study and staff in …

Impact Of Electronic Surveillance Systems On Theft And Mutilation In Francis Suleimanu Idachaba Library, University Of Agriculture Makurdi, Victor Ozowa, Jane Aba, Titi Aba

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study focused on impact of electronic surveillance systems on book theft and mutilation in Francis Suleimanu Idachaba Library, University of Agriculture, Makurdi. In this study, electronic surveillance is the use of modern technological security devices to detect book theft and mutilation in Francis Suleimanu Idachaba Library, University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Descriptive survey design was used as design of the study. The population of the study was 300 library users drawn from the nine (9) colleges in University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Sample size for this study was made up of entire population. Research instruments was Questionnaire and interviewed guide developed …

An Investigation Into The Usability Of Europe Pubmed Central Database., Aondoana Daniel Orlu, Benjamin Jirbee, Agbenyi J. Idikwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Healthcare professionals and lay people are challenged by the availability and plethora of health information particularly web based which has become increasingly important when diagnosing, advising of preventive measures and in prescribing future care. Access to accurate, reliable and current information in a useable format is becoming essential particularly at the point of care and if patients are to be part of that process.

Method: Three volunteers were observed carrying out three separate queries to better evaluate the search engine. Ease of access, user experience, relevance of results and an analysis of the usability method were evaluated. (Appendix 1 …

Students’ Perception, Use And Challenges Of Electronic Information Resources In Federal University Of Petroleum Resources Effurun Library In Nigeria, Saturday U. Omeluzor, Alarape Asimi Akibu Ph.D., Olusipe Abiodun Akinwoye

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The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ perception, use and challenges of electronic information resources in Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. A census sampling technique was used and data was gathered from Two hundred and forty-nine students of 500 level in the Departments in College of Technology. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while regression analysis was used to analyze result of the hypothesis. The result revealed that electronic information resources are used at different level by the respondents with e-journal, e-database, web OPAC and …

Abuse Of Information Materials In Academic Libraries By Students Of Tertiary Institutions In Ekiti-State, Nigeria., Joseph Kehinde Fasae, Folashade Oyinlola Adedokun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper examines the abuse of information materials in academic libraries by students of tertiary institutions in Ekiti-State, Nigeria. The study is descriptive design and the population of the study is 140. Quota sampling technique was employed and 100 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the respondents, while 80 copies were returned giving 80% return rate. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results show that the mostly abuse information materials are textbooks (92%), projects/theses/dissertations (60%), and newspapers (58.75%). Some students abuse information materials because they are too lazy, selfish and that high demand of a particular book by …

Availability And Usage Of Library And Information Resources And Services At K L University, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Ramakrishna Kona Research Scholar, Sasikala Chagari Prof., Gowridevi Rudraksha Research Scholar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In this paper I studied the status and usage of library resources and services and library use opinion about library working hours, library physical facilities, library information sources and service of K L (Koneru Lakshmaiah Educational Foundation) University, Vijayawada. The collection development, library membership, staff position, working hours, library automation, services offered and availability of online resources are also discussed. A well structured questionnaire was managed to 300 faculty members, Research scholars and post graduation students to collect the primary data from respondents. A total number of 270 filled in questionnaires were received showing overall response rate of counterproductive to …

Advertising Trends Of Information Products In A Nigerian Newspaper, Opeyemi Ibidun Ibikunle, Funmilola Olubunmi Omotayo

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Recent decades have witnessed explosion in the quantity of information produced, which in turn has created vast opportunities for information-based businesses. Thus, advertisers of information products (IPs) often use daily issues of newspapers to create public awareness on the nature, availability and the prices of their products. The types of advertising strategies adopted by the advertisers of the IPs vary and greatly determine the level of patronage of the products. It is against this background that this study empirically examined the trends in advertisement of IPs in the Nigerian Guardian Newspaper from 2008 to 2012.

A research design, based on …

Emotional Intelligence Of Library Personnel And Library Work Productivity In Selected Academic Libraries In Oyo State, Nigeria, John Adeboye Oyeboade

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a capacity that profoundly affects all other abilities in every human being, either facilitating or interfering with them. This study investigated emotional intelligence of library personnel and library work productivity in selected Academic Libraries in Oyo State, Nigeria. Responses were generated from 186 library personnel across eight (8) selected academic libraries in Oyo State, Nigeria. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation, it was found out that Self-Awareness (r = .521^**; P < 0.05), Self-Management (r = .154^*; P < 0.05), Social Awareness (r = .192^**; P < 0.05), and Relationship Management (r = .790^**; P < 0.05) were positively correlated with Library Work Productivity. Likewise, Emotional Intelligence (r = .085^*; P < 0.05) has significant positive relationship with Library Work Productivity. The ANOVA showed that self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management jointly and significantly predict library work productivity by 52.1%. The paper therefore, recommended academic library Managements can therefore include quality EI training and coaching in their on the job training programs. Those who work extra hours to make up for yet to be realised goals should adequately be motivated. Finally, Emotional Intelligence Quotients should form part of the criteria for employing library personnel in Nigerian academic libraries.

Evaluating The Use Of Polytechnic Libraries In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Library, Kwara State, Nigeria, Sodiq Adetunji Onaolapo

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Polytechnic libraries play pivotal roles in the sustenance and advancement of the academic activities of their parent institutions. They bridge the gap between the vast information resources available in different disciplines and polytechnics through their services. This article evaluates the use of polytechnic libraries in Nigeria focusing on the Federal Polytechnic Offa library, Kwara State, Nigeria. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 250 respondents from 1000 registered library users; while 230 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved representing a response rate of 92%. The analysis of data was based on frequency counts, percentages, mean score and confidence …

Theoretical Modelling To Explain Lecturers’ Use Of Educational Support Systems For Teaching In University-Based Library Schools In Nigeria: Extending The Technology Acceptance Model (Tam)., Taiwo Adetoun Akinde

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This work is an attempt at theoretical modelling. The result of a search for a theoretical framework and a conceptual model to explain lecturers’ use of Educational Support Systems (ESS) for teaching in university-based library schools in Nigeria. The applicability, similarity and relevance of Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) were discussed. TAM was found to be the most appropriate framework for the research based on its variables and/or constructs; hence, a research model, an adaptation of TAM was drawn and used to guide the research. Based on the …

Communication In Information Seeking Behaviour, Aondoana Daniel Orlu, Kaase Dominic Imeh, Benedict Ifeanyichukwu Okike

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstracts Much research has been carried out into information behaviour over many years. In every field, researchers study information seeking and use in yet another context (culture, organization, health, community, domain, and so on) without regard to any understandings of information seeking and use in other contexts.” This research set out to address these criticisms by building on existing models from library and information science and from communication studies to develop a new representation of information behaviour – one that encompasses seeking, use and communication of information. The ISCM model has been used to examine information behaviour in health care …

Awareness And Usage Of Electronic Information Resources Among Postgraduate Students Of Library And Information Science In Southern Nigeria, Lucky O. Akpojotor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims at investigating the awareness and usage of electronic information resources among postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The census sampling technique was adopted for this study. Thus, the entire population of three hundred and seventy-five (375) postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria were used as the sample for this study. The questionnaire tagged: Awareness and Usage of Electronic Information Resources by Postgraduate Students of Library and Information Science Questionnaire (AUEIRPSLISQ) was used as instrument for data collection. Four research …

Information Literacy Skills And Awareness Of Electronic Information Resources As Influencing Factors Of Their Use By Postgraduate Students In Two Universities In South-West Nigeria, Chukwuemeka O. Azubuike Mr, Chukwuemeka O. Azubuike

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This work focused on Information literacy skills and awareness of electronic information resources as influencing factors of their use by postgraduate students in two Universities in South-West Nigeria.

The need for this study was prompted after observing that most postgraduate students in Nigerian Universities have poor information literacy skills and awareness of electronic information resources which could be due to inadequate end user training, poor search skills, mass irrelevant information, slow internet connectivity, the need to filter the results from the search of information, failure to find information, inaccessibility of some information sources etc. This therefore raises a question of …

Digital Nervous System: A Strategy For Enhanced Management And Service Delivery In Federal University Libraries In South-East Nigeria, Ijeoma Dora Onyam, Chinwendu C. Akpom

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper discusses digital nervous system as a strategy for enhanced information service delivery in federal university libraries in South-East Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions in line with the objectives of the study. The design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey research design and the population consists of Librarians from academic libraries in Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire and the data generated was analyzed using frequency table, percentage and mean. The findings revealed that there are digital facilities available in these libraries such as multimedia/digital projector, printers, internet enabled …

Information Literacy Among Post Graduate Students Of The University Of Ghana., Selikem Sebuava Dorvlo Mrs.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information has become so important for decision making in today’s world. The problem of information used to be scarcity of information but in the current century it has become abundance of information. This is as a result of the development of various media of information, for example information from books and the internet. The development of information communication and technologies has escalated the problem of information that is, too much information for people to choose from for decision making. Information literacy is the surest way of helping solve the problem of choosing the right information from the abundance of information …

Users’ Perception Of The Facilities, Resources And Services Of The Mtn Digital Library At The University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Justina N. Ekere Dr., Charles Obiora Omekwu, Chidinma M. Nwoha.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: This study examined users’ perception of the facilities, resources and services of the MTN digital library at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with regards to the effectiveness and efficiency of the library system.

Design/Method/Approach: The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. It was appropriate for this study as a useful method for assessing attitudes or opinions towards programmes, individuals, organizations and events. Four objectives and four research questions were formulated to guide this study.A convenience sampling technique was used and a sample size of 196 registered users of the MTN Digital Library, UNN was evaluated for …

Relationship Between Information Literacy And Use Of Electronic Information Resources By Postgraduate Students Of The University Of Ibadan, Dare Samuel Adeleke D. S., Evelyn Nkechi Emeahara

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Digital Technology Acceptance In Transformation Of University Libraries And Higher Education Institutions In Kenya, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The digital revolution is transforming and changing the nature of higher education and learning practices in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to universities libraries in Kenya expose a variety of cutting edge digital technology systems to support the development of higher education and learning practices. This study used descriptive survey design where the target population comprised of 120 respondents drawn from three public and two private university libraries. Out of the total population, 40 were information professionals with 10 information technology systems, while 70 consisted of the digital natives or customers. The sampling technique …

Koha Enterprise Resource Planning System And Its Potential Impact On Information Management Organizations, Elisha O. Makori, Norah Osebe Mauti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper focuses on Koha enterprise resource planning system and its potential impact on information management organizations in Kenya; against the risks and myths associated with the solution. The study focused on selected scan and analysis of information management organizations using Koha enterprise resource planning system in addition to document or desk review analysis. Expert opinions and ideas of information professionals especially information systems and information leaders also provided vital knowledge. Koha enterprise resource planning system as the premier and leading free and open source software is transforming and integrating information services in knowledge based organizations. Driving significant forces include …

India’S Science And Technology Output, 1989-2014: A Scientometric Analysis, Rudramuni Hiremath Mr, Gouri N. Gourikeremath Miss, Gururaj S. Hadagali Dr, B D. Kumbar Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study determines the extent of India’s Publication growth in Science and Technology. The data was extracted from the Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science for the period 1989-2014. The study covers a year wise growth of Science and Technology publications; Relative Growth Rate (RGR), Doubling Time (DT), Activity Index (AI) of different countries; international collaboration, productive Indian Institutes, prolific authors in Science and Technology field. The results reveal that (i) India’s publication effort in Science and Technology research corresponds to the world’s average (ii) The USA topped the list among the highly productive countries with 4, 32,093 publications (iii) …

Factors Affecting The Pattern Of Information Use By Final Year Undergraduate Students In Federal University Libraries Of North Central, Zone, Nigeria, Adamu Baba Musa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of this study was to investigate the information use pattern of final year undergraduate students in North-Central Nigeria. Specifically, five purposes and research questions guided the study. It adopted a descriptive survey design and had a population of 3365 registered undergraduate final year student library users from three selected federal universities. The study used proportionate stratified random sampling technique to sample 200 final years Undergraduate library users. From the above population two hundred (200) questionnaire were distributed with one hundred and eighty five (185) returned; representing a return rate of 93%. The data collected were analysed using descriptive …

Ethical Usage Of Internet Facility By Students Of Information Science At Jimma University, Munusmay Natarajan, Bezawit Fantahun Miss

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research on ethical usage of internet facility by the students of information science, Jimma University has been conducted in order to find out the ethical attitude of information science students towards usage of internet facilities, ethical advantage students had gained through the usage of internet facilities and to find out the websites they were using in the computer laboratories. Cross Sectional Survey Method was used for conducting the study. Primary and secondary data collection methods were used in this research. The instruments for data collections were observations, interviews and questionnaires and a descriptive analysis has been used for interpretation …

A Study On Perceptions Of Faculty Members On Inforamation Sources Of Libraries Of Engineering Colleges Affiliated To Jntu-Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, Srinivasa Raju Chemarthi, Pulla Reddy V, Surendra Babu K

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Analysis of data collected from a simple random sample of 1130 faculty members belonging to 37 Engineering colleges affiliated to JNTU-Anantapur using a questionnaire, reveals that most of the faculty members are using textbooks (97.3%), and Internet (85.7%) for their teaching activity. Further, most of the faculty members are using e-journals (80.1%) and Internet (79.0%) for their research activity. Most of the faculty members are satisfied with latest editions of books available (79.8%) and with the multiple copies available for prescribed textbooks in their libraries (75.02%). Most of them (77.3%) are consulting periodicals for their teaching and research work. …

Visualizing Global Nanotechnology Research On Publication Deeds, 1989-2014, Chandran Velmurugan, Natarajan Radhakrishnan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study highlights the publication analysis in nanotechnology research outputs in global level as identified the data in Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database, Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia, USA. It is found that a total output of worldwide scholarly communications in the field of nanotechnology is 20825 during the period between 1989 and 2014. The maximum numbers of outputs of 7269 records (34.91 %) were published by USA which is placed in the first rank. The next position has got by China with 2121 research papers (=10.19%) and followed by Germany is in the third rank. The primary sources are …

Rural Women And Their Information Seeking Behavior, Ijiekhuamhen Osaze Patrick, Omosekejimi Ademola Ferdinand

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is focused at exploring the information seeking behavior of the women in rural areas. The study adopted a survey design. Four objectives were laid down for the study and a structured interview and questionnaire was used to bring out information from respondents. The findings showed that among the 294 respondents, 41% of them are 31-40 years of age, 24% of the respondents are below 30 years of age, 18% are between the ages of 41-50 years of age among others. The study also revealed majority of the women have secondary school education with 44% of them admitting that …

Factors Affecting The Pattern Of Information Use By Final Year Undergraduate Students In Federal University Libraries Of North Central, Zone, Nigeria, Saidu Sonfada Ndagi, Adamu Baba Musa

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The aim of this study was to investigate the information use pattern of final year undergraduate students in North-Central Nigeria. Specifically, five purposes and research questions guided the study. It adopted a descriptive survey design and had a population of

3365 registered undergraduate final year student library users from three selected federal universities. The study used proportionate stratified random sampling technique to sample

200 final years Undergraduate library users. From the above population two hundred (200) questionnaire were distributed with one hundred and eighty five (185) returned; representing a return rate of 93%. The data collected were analysed …

Contributions Of Indian Authors To Library Philosophy And Practice (E-Journal) During 2001 To 2015, Manoj Kumar Sa, Nilaranjan Barik

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library Philosophy and Practice is a popular open access peer-reviewed electronic journal in the field of Library and Information Science. The journal is published under the auspices of University of Idaho Library and University of Nebraska Lincoln, United States and being indexed by world's largest bibliographic database SCOPUS since 1998. The coverage areas of the journal include explorations of current, past, and emerging theories of librarianship and library practice. The present study intends to analyze the contributions of Indian authors to Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) during 2001 to 2015. The study has retrieved a total numbers of 200 scholarly …

Information Seeking Behaviour Of Masters Students: Affective And Behavioural Dimensions, Aondoana Daniel Orlu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed at broadening the appreciating information seeking behaviour of master’s students through linking the dynamics of information seeking to emotions and behaviour. This research is an in-depth empirical research on emotions and behaviour among Master’s students at Manchester metropolitan university. Emotions and behaviour also have a direct or indirect effect on the style of learning that students use. Previous studies have also highlighted that the discipline and stage of research have an influence on student’s information seeking. The current study seek an in-depth understanding of the emotions and behaviour associated with information seeking among Masters Students. Essentially, this …