Browsing by Author "Florence Olabisi Ajani"

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    Assessment of Effective Library Promotion and Information Services Among Students of Kwara State University,Malete
    (University of Ibadan-Journal of Library and Information Science, 2021-01-06) Florence Olabisi Ajani; Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya
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    ASSESSMENT OF LIBRARY DATABASE UTILIZATION FOR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AMONG KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY LECTURERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD
    (Journal of applied Information Science and Technology, 2021-02) Florence Olabisi Ajani; Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila; Rafiu Olabamiji Ayodele
    Purpose: This research investigated the utilization of library database for academic activities by Kwara State University lecturers during COVID-19 pandemic period. The entire population of 426 lecturers in the KWASU 7 faculties were adopted for the research. Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive survey was the method adopted for this study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data. Findings: The findings of this research revealed among others that very few (34.4%) of the lecturers were aware of the subscribed online database; the major sources (67.7%) of awareness of the existence of the Elsevier database by the lecturers were through Conferences/Seminars/ Workshops/ Lectures. It was recommended that the university library should intensify sensitization of the lecturers on the awareness and use of the subscribed online database for teaching, research and learning in general. The study concluded that lecturers should make optimal use of the subscribed online database to improve their learning and teaching.
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    Perception of the use of card catalogue and online public access catalogue (OPAC) among undergraduates of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
    (2021) Florence Olabisi Ajani; Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila
    The purpose of this study was to identify the most employable and effective retrieval system between card catalogue and online public access catalogue (OPAC) among undergraduates of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised in order to find out the perception of the use of card catalogue and online public access catalogue (OPAC) among undergraduates of Kwara State University. The study included a sample size of 360 students who were selected at random from the university’s seven faculties. Data was obtained through administered questionnaires and the data was evaluated using descriptive statistics. The outcome of the research indicated that majority of the undergraduates were aware of the OPAC and were of the opinion that it is more current and accessible anywhere within and outside the university environment than the card catalogue that requires users to visit the library before it can be access. Many of the respondents preferred online public access catalogue to the card catalogue due to its flexibility, less time consuming, and because it provides easier reference point. It is advisable for the university library to mount more OPAC stands for the undergraduates and other users of the library.
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    Users’ Education as Correlates of Library Resources Utilization by Undergraduates’ in Selected Universities in Kwara State
    (2021) Fatima Modupe Temim; K. T. Omopupa; Florence Olabisi Ajani
    Background of the study: This study examines users’ education as correlates of library resources utilization by undergraduates’ in selected universities in Kwara State. The study identified five (5) research questions and two (2) research hypotheses. Purpose: The study adopted descriptive where set of questionnaire were used to collect data. Stratified random sampling technique was used for this study, it was a sampling technique considered appropriate because the researcher intend to divide the two universities into strata, that is, faculty and college making a total of 15 and 5 faculties/colleges in University of Ilorin and Kwara State University respectively. Raosoft calculator was used to select sample size of the study at 95 % level of confidence. So, the total population for this study thus 382. Method: Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the two hypotheses of the study. Findings: The study revealed that majority of undergraduates’ are of opinion that users education has being a major mechanism to effective utilization of electronic information resources in University of Ilorin and Kwara state university Conclusion: The study also concluded that textbooks, journals, indexes and abstracts, newspapers, CD-Rom and databases, internet are major information resources provision in the selected universities while the provision of Video tapes/cassettes are less provided in the library