Browsing by Author "A. A. Salman"

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    Ethical Issues in the Access and Use of Information Sources in Public Libraries and Publishing Houses in Nigeria: A Papa Model Analysis
    (Afr. J. Lib. Arch. and Inf. Sc., 2019) A. A. Salman; D. N. Ocholla and B. J. Mostert; O. A. La’aro
    Several ethical issues can impact the process of providing access to information materials for utilisation by the public. This study used the Privacy, Accuracy, Property and Accessibility (PAPA) model to investigate these ethical issues as they pertain to Nigeria. A survey research design using qualitative research method was employed through using interviews to collect data. Public library directors and publishers were targeted, and their responses were thematically analysed. Findings showed that publishing houses adhere to privacy requirements of authors and strive to ensure accuracy of information. Accessibility is provided for by libraries, though specific permissions are sometimes required to use information. Several challenges, such as plagiarism and piracy, were identified. Recommendations include the implementation of legal frameworks regulating the publishing process and the introduction of ethical course in the library school curricula.
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    Proposed Model for Information Access Using Web 2.0 as Platform for Sustainable Development
    (International Journal of Information Processing and Communication (IJIPC), 2019) A. A. Olajide; A. A. Salman; D. D. Ashaver
    Development has always been a product of information or knowledge produced. Sustaining the development is the aspiration of any organization. Today as a result of lack of access to information; sustaining development is a bit challenging. Web 2.0 has come to the rescue of accessibility of information and at the same time a platform for information and knowledge. It has also been discovered that web 2.0 possess various characteristics that made it a suitable platform for information processing to achieve development. Sustaining the development is now possible on Web 2.0 due to some of its characteristics and the fact that information is better spread and processed on it. The model proposed showed that Web 2.0 is appropriate for information and knowledge accessibility and management with the antedate outcome as sustainable development.