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Awareness And Utilization Of Electronic Databases For Scholarly Research By Faculty Of Education Lecturers In Federal Universities In South East, Nigeria, Franklyn Chibuike Azubuike (Cln), Felix C. Ekere, Nkem Orsu
Awareness And Utilization Of Electronic Databases For Scholarly Research By Faculty Of Education Lecturers In Federal Universities In South East, Nigeria, Franklyn Chibuike Azubuike (Cln), Felix C. Ekere, Nkem Orsu
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This study was designed to investigate the awareness and utilization of electronic databases for scholarly research by faculty of education lecturers in federal universities in South East, Nigeria. Six (6) research questions were formulated to guide the study. In conducting this research, the researcher used descriptive survey design which was considered most appropriate for this study. The study was conducted in the South East zone with a population of five hundred and ninety-one (591) lecturers in faculties of education from three selected federal universities. The instruments used for data collection was the questionnaire and interview schedule. The validity of the …
Global Visibility Through The Use Of Institutional Repositories: The Struggles Of Local Content Resources In Selected Nigerian Tertiary Institutions In South-East Geo-Political Zone., Ebubechukwu E. Uba Cln, Ebubechukwu A. Okonkwo Cln
Global Visibility Through The Use Of Institutional Repositories: The Struggles Of Local Content Resources In Selected Nigerian Tertiary Institutions In South-East Geo-Political Zone., Ebubechukwu E. Uba Cln, Ebubechukwu A. Okonkwo Cln
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The aim of this paper is to investigate the struggles of local content resources in gaining global research visibility through institutional repositories in selected Nigerian tertiary institutions in the South-East geo-political zone. Specifically, the study identified the different local content resources acquired and available to be published in the institution’s repository, how institutional repositories are managed or enhanced to improve global visibility, challenges and strategies for enhancing local content resources visibility through the use of institutional repositories. Descriptive survey research design was employed in carrying out the study which had a population comprised of 3 university librarians and 93 other …