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Media Literacy Skills And The Use Of Social Media By Library And Information Science Undergraduates In Two Universities In Ibadan, Nigeria, Leah Dada, Olawale Oyewole Dr. 2023 University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Media Literacy Skills And The Use Of Social Media By Library And Information Science Undergraduates In Two Universities In Ibadan, Nigeria, Leah Dada, Olawale Oyewole Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explores the use of social media by Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduates which gives them the opportunity to share knowledge with their colleagues and also benefit from interactions with individuals within and outside the country. Despite these benefits, studies have reported that some undergraduates including those in Library and Information Science (LIS), misuse the social media and engage in cybercrime, pornography etc. This could be a function of their media literacy skills (MLS). The study examined media literacy skills and use of social media by undergraduates in two universities in Ibadan, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design …


National Education Policy 2020 And Changing Role Of Libraries, Yashwant S. Chaudhari Mr. 2023 Divine College of Pharmacy Satana (Nashik)-423301

National Education Policy 2020 And Changing Role Of Libraries, Yashwant S. Chaudhari Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper attempts to determine the National education policy 2020 and the role of libraries and information centers. However, these prospects have not been revealed clearly in NEP. However, libraries with quality collections of digital resources must communicate quality education. According to NEP 2020, several educational levels will be introduced, including fundamental education, preparatory education, middle education, secondary education, under-graduation, post-graduation education stage, Research Stage, and Lifelong learning stage. NEP has emphasized the significance of libraries in a number of areas, including the preservation of national heritage and the promotion of reading culture. Additionally, through practicing fixed librarianship, library …


The Role Of Librarians In Curbing Monkey Pox In Nigeria, Helen Famaren Tor-Akwer CLN, Dominic Aondohemba Ihongo CLN, Gabriel Iortyom Ajav CLN 2023 Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi

The Role Of Librarians In Curbing Monkey Pox In Nigeria, Helen Famaren Tor-Akwer Cln, Dominic Aondohemba Ihongo Cln, Gabriel Iortyom Ajav Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper focuses on Influence of Librarians on curbing Monkey pox in Nigeria, it examines the concept of monkey pox and a brief history of it and how it got into Nigeria. Signs and symptom of monkey pox were also discussed as well as the mode of transmission which basically is through animals and from an infected person to the other. The paper further shows discussed the influence of librarians in curbing monkey pox in Nigeria. Four research objectives and four research questions were formulated for the study. Random sampling technique will be used to draw 250 health draws from …


Infopreneurship Awareness And Opportunities Among Library And Information Science Students In Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria., Emmanuel Adeniyi Oloniruha, Khalimat Oyiza Momohjimoh, Monica Orahachi Ohiani, Helen Remilekun Oluleye 2023 Confluence University of science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State, Nigeria

Infopreneurship Awareness And Opportunities Among Library And Information Science Students In Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria., Emmanuel Adeniyi Oloniruha, Khalimat Oyiza Momohjimoh, Monica Orahachi Ohiani, Helen Remilekun Oluleye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The high rate of unemployment among university graduates in Library and Information Science (LIS) is alarming. This paper investigates the level of awareness of infopreneurship studies among LIS undergraduate students of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba, Kogi State. The study is a survey design. The population of the study comprises of 460 students from year 1 to year 4. Krejcie and Morgan Table was used to determine a sample size of 159 students and simple random sampling technique was used to select students from the Department of Library and Information Science. Questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection. 159 …


The Impact Of Industrial Action On Academic Libraries In Nigerian Universities: An Overview, Helen Famaren Tor-Akwer CLN, Gabriel Iortyom Ajav CLN, Dominic Aondohemba Ihongo CLN 2023 Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. Nigeria

The Impact Of Industrial Action On Academic Libraries In Nigerian Universities: An Overview, Helen Famaren Tor-Akwer Cln, Gabriel Iortyom Ajav Cln, Dominic Aondohemba Ihongo Cln

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper studied the impact of industrial action on academic libraries in Nigerian Universities. The study adopted descriptive survey design with one research question and one hypothesis was formulated. The population of the study comprised of entire students and staff (academic and non-academic) of Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi and Benue State University formed the population of the study these give a total figure of 59,039. . Sample size and sampling Technique Out of a population figure of 59,039, a sample size of 810 was chosen using Taro Yamen technique. Method of data collection was Questionnaire, oral interview and participant …


Institutional Repository As A Collaborative Tool For Users’ Satisfaction In Public University Libraries In Abia And Imo States., Lazarus Chibuzo Njoku Ph.D, Eucharia Ken-Agbiriogu Ph.D 2023 Imo State University, Owerri

Institutional Repository As A Collaborative Tool For Users’ Satisfaction In Public University Libraries In Abia And Imo States., Lazarus Chibuzo Njoku Ph.D, Eucharia Ken-Agbiriogu Ph.D

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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This study investigated institutional repositories as a collaborative tool for users’ satisfaction in public university libraries in Abia and Imo States. Two research questions were asked and two hypotheses formulated to guide the study. The research designs adopted for the investigation are inferential survey and correlational designs. The population of the study was 5,294. The sample size for this study is 378. The instrument used for data collection was a rating scale titled “Motivational Factors as Correlates of User Satisfaction in Public University Libraries” (MFCUPSUL). Research question 1 was answered using the mean and standard deviation, while research question …


Promotion Strategies In Academic Libraries: Improving The Ability Of Students To Access Information Resources And Services During The Covid-19 Era, Tinyiko Vivian Dube 2023 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Promotion Strategies In Academic Libraries: Improving The Ability Of Students To Access Information Resources And Services During The Covid-19 Era, Tinyiko Vivian Dube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article identified the library promotion strategies that distance education academic library services can employ to improve the ability of remote clients to access information resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic libraries operating in a distance education environment in Gauteng Province, South Africa, are currently changing how library and information services are provided to remote clients. The traditional means of promoting library services through posters, banners, flyers, and pamphlets are now in the past. The emergence of COVID-19 facilitated information technologies. The study was anchored by the positivism research paradigm and used a quantitative approach. Microsoft Form was used to …


Southeastern Librarian 71(2) Summer 2023 (Full Issue), 2023 Kennesaw State University

Southeastern Librarian 71(2) Summer 2023 (Full Issue)

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 71 Number 1


The President’S Column, Crystal Gates 2023 North Little Rock Public Library System

The President’S Column, Crystal Gates

The Southeastern Librarian

Column by Crystal Gates.


Academic Librarianship Reflection: Reflective Practice, Rebecca Rose 2023 University of North Georgia

Academic Librarianship Reflection: Reflective Practice, Rebecca Rose

The Southeastern Librarian

Column by Rebecca Rose.


Government Documents For All, Tim Dodge 2023 Auburn University

Government Documents For All, Tim Dodge

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Column by Tim Dodge.


Arranging Stories: Framing Social Com-Mentary In Short Story Collections By Southern Women Writers, Ashley Roach-Freiman 2023 University of Memphis

Arranging Stories: Framing Social Com-Mentary In Short Story Collections By Southern Women Writers, Ashley Roach-Freiman

The Southeastern Librarian

Heather A. Fox Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2022 ISBN: 9781496840509 206 p. $25.00 (Pbk)


Mediated Demand Driven Acquisitions For Most Formats Through Interlibrary Loan Requests, Victoria Koger 2023 Emory & Henry College

Mediated Demand Driven Acquisitions For Most Formats Through Interlibrary Loan Requests, Victoria Koger

The Southeastern Librarian

While libraries no longer dream of having everything patrons might ever want or need, they can make an effort to get closer to those needs without going over budget. It doesn’t have to take loading additional records in the catalog or a team of librarians to find and select titles. This paper explores the process Eastern Kentucky University Libraries went through to create and develop a mediated demand driven acquisitions workflow starting with interlibrary loan requests and helped the collection become modern, diversified, and more responsive to current users and curriculum.


Bourbon Is My Comfort Food: The Bourbon Women Guide To Fantastic Cocktails At Home, William Brogdon 2023 University of North Georgia

Bourbon Is My Comfort Food: The Bourbon Women Guide To Fantastic Cocktails At Home, William Brogdon

The Southeastern Librarian

Heather Wibbels Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2022 ISBN: 9780813186894 288 p. $27.95 (Hbk)


Critical Essays On William Faulkner, Sarah Grace Glover 2023 University of North Georgia

Critical Essays On William Faulkner, Sarah Grace Glover

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Robert W. Hambiln Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2022 ISBN: 9781496841124 338 p. $99.00 (Hbk)


Ginseng Diggers: A History Of Root And Herb Gathering In Appalachia, Linh Uong 2023 University of North Georgia

Ginseng Diggers: A History Of Root And Herb Gathering In Appalachia, Linh Uong

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Luke Manget Lexington: University Press of Kentucky , 2022 ISBN: 9780813183817 304 p. $27.95 (Hbk)


Fishing For Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir, A. Blake Denton 2023 University of Southern Mississippi

Fishing For Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir, A. Blake Denton

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Jim Casada Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2022 ISBN: 9780820362120 317 p. $28.95 (Pbk)


Fostering Wellness In The Workplace: A Handbook For Libraries, Amanda Melcher 2023 University of Montevallo

Fostering Wellness In The Workplace: A Handbook For Libraries, Amanda Melcher

The Southeastern Librarian

Bobbi L. Newman Chicago: ALA Editions, 2022 ISBN:9780838937914 82 p. $49.99 (Pbk)


Rags And Bones: An Exploration Of The Band, Rebecca Rose 2023 University of North Georgia

Rags And Bones: An Exploration Of The Band, Rebecca Rose

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Jeff Sellars and Kevin C. Neece, eds. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi , 2022 ISBN:9781496842978 186 p. $99.99 (Hbk)


Smothered And Covered: Waffle House And The Southern Imaginary, Kathelene McCarty Smith 2023 University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Smothered And Covered: Waffle House And The Southern Imaginary, Kathelene Mccarty Smith

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Ty Matejowsky Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press, 2023 ISBN: 97808173 94301 210 p. $39.95 (Hbk)


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