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Impact Of E-Resources In Promoting Reading Habits: A Study Among The Central Library Users Of University Of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Dr. Partha Biplob Roy, Susmita Tarofder Misty, Zihadur Rahman, Dil Afroz Bente Aziz 2023 Professor, Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Impact Of E-Resources In Promoting Reading Habits: A Study Among The Central Library Users Of University Of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Dr. Partha Biplob Roy, Susmita Tarofder Misty, Zihadur Rahman, Dil Afroz Bente Aziz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The widespread adoption of electronic resources, particularly in the realm of reading books, has transformed the landscape of academic libraries across the globe. This study explores the impact of e-resources on the reading habits and preferences of Central Library users at the University of Rajshahi. By analyzing the attitudes and experiences of students, faculty, and researchers, this research sheds light on the significance of e-resources in modern-day learning environments. The core purposes of the study are to investigate the trend and impact of using electronic resources, to explore the reasons, to know the benefits of using e-resources by the students. …


Infopreneurship Skills As A Panacea For Sustainability Of Librarianship In The 21st Century, Fatima O. Momohjimoh Mrs 2023 University Library, Federal University Lokoja

Infopreneurship Skills As A Panacea For Sustainability Of Librarianship In The 21st Century, Fatima O. Momohjimoh Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper discussed infopreneurship skills as a means toward achieving sustainability in librarianship. The excruciating economic reality prevalent in Nigeria today and globally has compelled librarians and other professional practitioners to consider other means of income to support salary paid job to survive in this era of economic quagmire and also sustain professional relevance in the 21st century. Infopreneurship skills has been identify as skills required to boast economic of a nation and maintaining sustainability in Librarianship, with the advent of information communication technology (ICT) where information is gotten at the fingertip. This paper started with the introduction of …


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


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

The Southeastern Librarian

Column by Tim Dodge.


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

The Southeastern Librarian

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


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)


Adapting Research Guides And Library Instruction To Provide Educational Support For Distance And In-Person Learners, Justin M. Easterday 2023 University of Southern Mississippi

Adapting Research Guides And Library Instruction To Provide Educational Support For Distance And In-Person Learners, Justin M. Easterday

The Southeastern Librarian

Advancements in technology have impacted how people gather and obtain new information. This phe-nomenon is especially apparent among younger generations where there has been an increase in the number of students who are visual learners. To continue to best serve these students, librarians need to begin to adapt library instructional material, such as research guides, to also present information using visual multimedia resources. While adapting research guides to increasingly visual learners, the oppor-tunity exists to ensure that research guides follow a user-centered design. In the process of updating these guides, librarians can also provide some assistance with web accessibility by …


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

The Southeastern Librarian

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


Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives, 2023 Kennesaw State University

Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Current SELA officers and representatives.


Sela News & News From The States, 2023 Kennesaw State University

Sela News & News From The States

The Southeastern Librarian

News from participating Southeastern states.


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.


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