Browsing by Author "Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya"

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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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    Collection Development Policy, Acquisition Management and Postgraduate Use of E Resources in a Nigerian University Library
    (Bayero Journal of Library and Information Science, 2026-04-12) Abdulsalam A. Salman; A. O. Issa; Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya
    The study surveyed collection development policies, acquisition management and postgraduate use of e-resources in university library. A descriptive survey design was adopted and a sample of 237 postgraduate students were selected by using the total enumeration sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data from 237 respondents, of which 224 copies were returned and filled. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze the data collected for the research questions while PPMC was used to test the two null hypotheses of the study. The instrument was validated using face validity by giving two copies of the questionnaire to the research experts with a reliability co-efficient of r=0.721 by using Cronbach alpha. The result showed that there is a significant relationship between acquisition management practices and utilization of e-resources. This is shown in the result where the correlation coefficient (r) is = 0.81 while the degree of freedom is 222 and the P-value is 0.000 which is less than the significance level of 0.05. The results of the first hypothesis showed a significant relationship between collection development policies and the utilization of electronic resources by postgraduate students. Furthermore, the results of the second hypothesis showed a significant relationship between acquisition management practices and the utilization of electronic resources among postgraduate students. The study found out that there is difficulty in accessing the library’s electronic resources due to poor internet connectivity and insufficient electronic databases to cover all relevant research areas in their field are the major challenge associated with the utilization of electronic resources at the University of Ilorin. The study recommends that libraries should regularly review and update their collection development policies to align with evolving research trends and also provide infrastructure facilities like electricity and internet which will no doubt provide remedy to the problem in question.
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    Technical Know-How, and Ease of Use of Library Management System for Resource Management in Nigerian Universities
    (Bayero Journal of Library and Information Science, 2025-04-12) Ismaila Aliyu Yahaya
    The level or dexterity of individual technical-know-how determine to a great extent the level of user friendliness and ease of use of library management system for resource management. Therefore, this study aims at surveying the impact of technical know-how on the ease of use of library management system for resource management in Nigeria universities. The study relied exclusively on the qualitative data that were sourced from articles, journal, textbooks and the internet and also adopted the Resource Based Value Theory (RBV) as its theoretical framework. Findings from the reviewed secondary materials reveals that majority of the user’s lack much skills (technical-known) required for utilizing this application. However, there was significant disparities among library staff and users across university in Nigeria in terms usage abilities. It was also discovered that challenges such as inadequate funding, poor infrastructure, outdated technology, weak policy coordination, and low motivation also contributed to its operational failure. Therefore, the ease use of library management system for resource management across university is south-western Nigeria is confronted by challenges of lack of skills, funding, weak policy among other challenges. Therefore, the paper recommended that there should be constants training and development of staff in other to increase technical know-how among facilitators and users, increase constant energy supply, improve modern facilities, and working conditions of services in other to motivate employees and public users.