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- ItemUse of Electronic Information Resources by University Lecturers in Edo State, Nigeria(PNLA Quarterly, the official publication of the Pacific Northwest Library Association, 2013-07) Dr. Stephen Osahon Uwaifo; Kennedy Arebamen EiriemiokhaleThe limited access to up-to-date materials in university libraries in Nigeria is a main problem that impedes research and teaching. In the last couple of years, lecturers in Nigerian tertiary institutions have increasingly demanded and preferred access to electronic sources delivery and networked information from their respective libraries (Covi & Cragin, 2004). Timely information is required by all categories of people in the different organizations of the society and one of such organizations is the university. University lecturers equip students with skills in reading, inquiry and independent thinking and strive to develop students’ creativity, insight and analytical skills. All these necessitate seeking and use of information from various sources such as books, journals, periodicals, to mention a few. University education is changing rapidly (Toner, 2008). Bennet (2003) identified a major shift in education- The revolution in information technology is changing delivery of education. This dramatic change includes the way in which information is provided to the university community. Universities through a number of ways embrace the electronic provision of information to facilitate study programmes and research. With the integration of online information services, electronic books, electronic document delivery services and digital libraries in its library systems, university lecturers can now access information from various sources.
- ItemInternet news: Displacing or complementing mainstream TV in Zaria and Kaduna?(Department of Mass Communication, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria., 2017) Agnes Joe SHAIBUPopularity of Internetnews sources continues to raise concerns over its impact on traditional news sources across the globe, as it is a widely investigated topic in academic researches. Internet use is a global phenomenon, hence this study sought to find out how much of the assertions of Internet use displacing or complementing traditional media apply to Nigerians. The study investigated the extent to which uptake of Internet news had affected use of Television news and the extent of complementarity. The study was premised upon the uses and gratifications and media complementarity theories. 345 respondents purposively sampled were surveyed in Zaria and Kaduna, Nigeria. Findings showed that use ofInternet news complemented respondents’ uptake of mainstream Television news and that Internet news has affected their television news consumption to a minimal extent. The study concluded that Internet news usage was unlikely to displace Television news viewing among sampled respondents. The study recommended that traditional media who were online upload different contents from their offline version.
- ItemAn Empirical Study on the Traits of Information Literacy Level among Senior Secondary Students in Ilorin, Nigeria(The University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 2017) Adeyemi, Ismail OlatunjiThis study examined the information literacy level among secondary school students in Ilorin. This study adopted the disproportionate stratified random sampling techniques. The total population for this study 1958 students. The data for the study was collected through structured questionnaires which were distributed randomly to 210 students. However, only 192 copies of the questionnaire were properly filled and returned for analysis and thus form the basis as sample for this study (N=192). The findings of the study revealed that more than half of the respondents can identify lack of knowledge in a subject area. The study also revealed that majority of the respondents can articulate current knowledge on a topic. Furthermore, it also revealed that a large number of the respondents cannot identify specialist search tools. Also, from the study, it was revealed that noteworthy numbers of the respondents do not use Boolean operators in their search for information. Conclusively, the study shows that information literacy skills are essential for every human being because information is vital to everyone and every walk of life. It was recommended that policy makers in education sector should try and introduce information literacy skills as a subject in the secondary school curriculum so as to ensure that the students have the necessary information literacy skills rather than developing these skills through self-education. It was also recommended that teachers that have skills in information literacy skills should be employed as the facilitators in this subject.
- ItemAwareness, Availability and Accessibility of Library Resources by Students of Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria(University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA., 2017-09-26) Kennedy Arebamen Eiriemiokhale CLN; Moses Oladele Ibeun PhDThis study investigated the awareness, availability and accessibility of library resources by students of Kwara State University, Malete. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and 210 undergraduate students provided the data. The findings of the study revealed that information resources were available and accessible in Kwara State University Library. The study showed that students do not know the usefulness of some of the resources and this has hampered their desire for them. Also there is a dire need of varieties of information repackaging to enhance awareness, availability and accessibility of resources in the library. Also revealed is the unfriendliness of some library staff, unclassified nature of some of the information resources. Lack of in-depth orientation on library usage with respect to the use of catalogue and the library online services were the main problems militating against accessing information resources. Therefore, library orientation should be more than mere library tour rather it should be practical in nature where students are exposed to library usage with regard to the use of the catalogue/OPAC and online resources. Current and up-to-date information resources should be made available and accessible to all students through services provided by the library staff.
- ItemPsychosocial Consequences of Intensive Internet Use among Undergraduates of Universities in Ilorin Metropolis(The University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, 2018) Akanbi, Lawal M.; Sulaiman, Kabir Alabi; Adeyemi, Ismail OlatunjiThis study was carried out to investigate the psychosocial consequences of intensive internet use among undergraduate of universities in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. This study sought to determine the psychosocial consequences of intensive internet use on the basis on gender, age, level of study and marital status (University of Ilorin and AL-HIKMAH University) universities within Ilorin metropolis. A self-developed questionnaire tagged questionnaire on psychosocial consequences of intensive internet use (PCIIU) was used to collect data from the respondents for the study. Five research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance, data collected were analyzed through analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study revealed that psychosocial consequences of intensive internet use are establishing using new relationship with fellow online users; incur more financial cost on internet; spending more time online than going out with others and there was significant gender difference in the psychosocial consequences of intensive internet use among undergraduate students of universities in Ilorin metropolis base on age, level, gender and marital status. Therefore, the following recommendations were made that counsellors should develop strategies to handle internet addiction among the youth and counsellor should encourage the formation of club that will promote safe and responsible internet use among students (peer counselling) and school administrators, teachers and school counsellors should work collaboratively to identify and assist students with or prone to internet addiction before it will have devastating consequences on the addicts and the society at large.
- ItemCopyright Issues in a Digital Library Environment(IGI Global, 2018) Kennedy Arebamen EiriemiokhaleThis chapter examines copyright issues in a digital library environment. The author observes that the advent of digital technology has greatly accelerated the dissemination and distribution of information which greatly accelerated the dissemination and distribution of information with great speed and accuracy never seen before. The challenges in creating digital libraries include copyright management, development of appropriate technologies, issues related to storage, architectural and technical challenges, collection development challenges and the challenges of user engagement. The chapter recommends ways of managing orphan works and the roles of digital libraries in open access to knowledge. The author concludes that current developments point to the dominant role of information and communication technology in libraries for improved access to information.
- ItemThe 2012 Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)Anti-Subsidy Removal Strike Action and its Implication for Development Communication(IGI Global, 2018-01-01) Victor Olusegun Babatunde
- ItemImage Encryption System based on Length Three Moduli Set(Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA, 2018-05-01) Damilare Peter OyinloyeDigital images have found usage in almost all our everyday applications. These images sometimes contain confidential and intelligible information which need to be protected when stored on memory or transmitted over networks (Intranet or Internet). Many techniques have been proposed to deal with this security issues in the past. This paper proposes a simple scrambling algorithm to encrypt and decrypt the grey level image based on random number generation and Residue Number System (Forward and Reverse Conversion). The image is first encrypted by changing the position of each pixel in the original image without changing the value of grey level. The original image reads row by row, pixel by pixel and each pixel will take a new position in the scrambled image. The new position is chosen based on random number generation from the random number generator. The key will be generated as a matrix during the encryption process and also the key saves the position of each pixel in the encrypted/scrambled image. The encryption layer transforms the scrambled image to moduli images which automatically adds an extra security layer to our data. The encrypted moduli images is decrypted by decoding the moduli images and converting them back to a single scrambled image (Reverse Conversion) and the single scrambled image back to the Plain and Original Image by using the saved key matrix. This scheme achieves an enhanced image encryption process and a more efficient decryption process without loses of any inherent information of the recovered plain image.
- ItemAn Improved Image Scrambling Algorithm Using {2 n -1, 2 n , 2 n +1}(University of the West of Scotland, School of Computing, 2018-10-01) Damilare Peter Oyinloye; Kazeem Alagbe GbolagadeTraditional iris segmentation methods and strategies regularly contain an exhaustive search of a large parameter space, which is sensitive to noise, time-consuming and no longer secured enough. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a secured iris template. This paper proposes a technique to secure the iris template using steganography. The experimental analysis was carried out on matrix laboratory (MATLABR2015A) environment. The segmented iris region was normalized to decrease the dimensional inconsistencies between iris region areas with the aid of the usage of Hough transform (HT). The features of the iris were encoded by convolving the normalized iris region with 1D Log- Gabor filters in order to generate a bit-wise biometric template. Then, least significant bit (LSB) was used to secure the iris template. The Hamming distance was chosen as a matching metric, which gives the measure of how many bits disagreed between the templates of the iris. The system operated at a very good training time and high level of conditional testing signifying high optimization with recognition accuracy of 92% and error of 1.7%. The proposed system is reliable, secure and efficient with the computational complexity significantly reduced. The proposed technique provides an efficient approach for securing the iris template.
- ItemApplication of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Information Dissemination in Special Libraries in Nigeria(2019) Mohammed Lawal Akanbi; Dorcas Odunayo Ogunleye; Kabir Alabi SulaimanBackground of the study: This study examined the Application of ICT in Dissemination of Information in Selected Special Libraries in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Three Special libraries from the metropolis of the state comprised the sample population of the study; Central Bank of Nigeria Library, Michael Imoudu Institute of Labor Studies Library and Ghalib Chamber Library. Purpose: The study employed a survey research design using the Enumeration sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents. The population of the study consisted of twenty-one (21) respondents which comprised of library professionals and library assistants. The usage of Email to render CAS is not a norm in these special libraries. Method: Data collected from the field were analyzed using descriptive method of analysis. Findings: Apart from CAS, it was found that selective dissemination of information (SDI) is not done with the aid of technological tools in these Libraries and these libraries rarely make use of OPAC to provide easy access to their resources, efficiency and effectiveness of ICT in the dissemination of information were not realized because of the low usage of ICT to drive operations in the library. The study recommended that there should be a standard alternative source of power for proper Usage of ICT facilities and management of special libraries should help their users in subscribed for a database that would assist them in having access to robust information. Conclusion: The study concluded that ICT facilities are put in place in the selected special libraries are not adequate and are as well not fully utilized. It was gathered that the usage of ICT facilities to render services like current awareness services (CAS) is not up to expectation.
- ItemAttitudes of Library and Information Science (LIS) Postgraduate Students Towards Internet Usage in Selected Library Schools in Nigeria(Research Parks Publishing, 2019) Stanley Omondiale Unuabor; Kennedy Arebamen Eiriemiokhale
- ItemA review of the role interpersonal communication in leadership influence: A Public Relations model(Lampstand Publishing, Lagos, 2019-01) Umeaku, Perpetua ChinonyeInterpersonal communication and leadership are inter-related concepts that occur among individuals, groups and organisations. In fact, interpersonal communication fosters positive relationships that help leaders make positive influence in their dealings with the led. The task for leaders in our world today is the ability to create an atmosphere that encourages collaboration, cooperation and co- creation. It is true that relationship building, mutual respect and understanding are achieved through communication; the absence of which often results in dissatisfaction, distrust, hostility and poor morale. It is against this backdrop that this paper examines the important role of Public Relations in leadership function, emphasising the need to employ the Frank Jefkin’s Transfer Process of Public Relations. In doing this, organisational leaders will succeed in creating an enabling environment for organisations to thrive through systematic and planned communication efforts. This therefore, will ensure valued communication in effort at influencing the various publics of the organisation.
- ItemPerformance Analysis of Gray Code Number System in Image Security(2019-10-03) Babatunde, A.N., Jimoh, E.R, Oshodi, O. & Alabi, O.A.The encryption of digital images has become essential since it is vulnerable to interception while being transmitted or stored. A new image encryption algorithm to address the security challenges of traditional image encryption algorithms is presented in this research. The proposed scheme transforms the pixel information of an original image by taking into consideration the pixel location such that two neighboring pixels are processed via two separate algorithms. The proposed scheme utilized the Gray code number system. The experimental results and comparison shows the encrypted images were different from the original images. Also, pixel histogram revealed that the distribution of the plain images and their decrypted images have the same pixel histogram distributions, which means that there is a high correlation between the original images and decrypted images. The scheme also offers strong resistance to statistical attacks. Keywords: Gray Code, Number System, Spatial domain, Image encryption.
- ItemInfluence of in-game advertisement on purchase intention of KWASU male undergraduates(2020) Umeaku, Perpetua Chinonye and Dada, Deborah OpeyemiThis study explores the influence of in-game advertising on the purchase intention of male undergraduates of Kwara State University, Malete. It specifically explores the influence of exposure to an in-game advertisement in stimulating product knowledge, attitude, and purchase intention of products in select soccer games: FIFA and Pro Evaluation Soccer (PES). The researchers surveyed 357 male undergraduates from Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. The findings indicated that exposure to in-game advertising plays a significant role in arousing awareness, providing useful product knowledge, and arousing interest that reflects the likelihood of purchase. It was recommended that game developers in Nigeria should tap into possibilities of digital technologies to create highly interactive and fun driven games, targeting different markets, in order to attract advertisers and their agencies. This portends a positive economic impact. Also, advertising agencies in Nigeria should explore game advertising. They can provide relevant product information in addition to providing both fun and learning experience in order to improve players’ moods towards the brand.
- ItemPerception of Fake News on social media among Residents of Offa Local Government in Kwara State Nigeria.(Department of Mass Communication, Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria, 2020) SHAIBU Agnes Joe; SHITTU Yinusa
- ItemCopyright Issues in Nigeria: Analysis of Nigerian Copyright Commission Cases Between the Years 2008 - 2018(Research Institute for Knowledge Content Development & Technology (RIKCDT), Konkuk University, Korea PR, 2020) Adeyemi, Ismail OlatunjiNigeria Copyright Commission is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring adherence to the copyright law in Nigeria. However, it has been observed in the last decade that copyright right issue is still rampant in Nigeria. Therefore, this study analyzed cases that the Commission in involved in between years 2008 to 2018. The study adopted citation analysis. The study collected data from three selected law reports, which include Intellectual Property Law Reports, Nigerian Weekly Law Reports and Nigeria Law Intellectual Property Watch. It was found that Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch has the highest number of reports of cases involving Nigerian Copyright Commission while none was reported by Nigerian Weekly Law Reports. It was also found that most of the cases handled by the Commission were on copyright infringement. The study concludes that Nigerian Copyright Commission has been paying credible attention to issue that surrounds software infringement but there has been little attention paid to book piracy. Moreover, it was established that the poor attention given to book piracy may entrench the publication of pirated copy and would subsequently lead to poor library service provision at the long run.
- ItemAvailability and Awareness of Electronic Databases for Teaching and Research by Lecturers in Public Universities in South-West, Nigeria(The Research Publication, 2020) Adetoun Omolola Idowu; Kennedy Arebamen EiriemiokhaleThe introduction of databases by university libraries has presented lecturers with opportunities of obtaining accurate, timely and up-to-date information with little effort. However, research reports have revealed that there is low level of awareness of electronic databases by university lecturers. Hence this study investigated availability and awareness of electronic databases for teaching and research by lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: ( I ) identify the types of databases available to lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria; and (ii) examine the extent of awareness of available databases for teaching and research by university lecturers in South-west, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design of a correlational type. The population comprised 10,452 lecturers in fifteen public universities in South-west, Nigeria from which a sample size of 836 was drawn using a multi stage sampling procedure. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that numerous electronic databases were available in public university libraries in South-west, Nigeria and that university lecturers’ level of awareness of most of the electronic databases for teaching and research was above average (60.6%) as against below average reported in the literature. It can be concluded from the study that the university libraries in South-west, Nigeria are not creating much awareness of their electronic databases. It is therefore recommended that university libraries, especially in South west, Nigeria should intensify their promotional activities geared towards marketing their electronic databases.
- ItemAwareness and Usage of Reference Management Software: Perspectives of Faculty Members of University of Ilorin Nigeria(The Faculty of Adab and Humanities, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Indonesia, 2020) Adeyemi, Ismail Olatunji; Sulaiman, Kabir Alabi; Akanbi, Lawal MohammedThis study examined the awareness and usage of reference management software by faculty members of the University of Ilorin. Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The Web-based questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The total population of the study is 1,496 people. From which the sample size of 306 was selected using Raosoft sample size calculator and total responses of 98 was returned, which represents the unit of analysis. Hence, the response rate for the study is 32%. The findings of the study revealed that EndNote and Mendeley are the most used reference management software by faculty members of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). Results show that faculty members were aware of EndNote and Mendeley to great extent. It was found that there is low usage of reference management software among faculty of the University of Ilorin; and that most of the faculty members have never used ProCites, Bookends, Papers and Qiqqa. It was concluded that there is a positive significant relationship between awareness and usage of reference management software by faculty members. It was recommended that faculty members should be trained on how to make use of the most used reference management software.
- ItemPerceived Usefulness and Ease of Use as Predictors of Early-year Lawyers Satisfaction with Law Pavilion Electronic Law Reports(Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2020) Adeyemi, Ismail Olatunji; Issa, Abdulwahab OlanrewajuThis study examined perceived usefulness and ease of use as predictors of early-year lawyers’ satisfaction with Law Pavilion Electronic Law Reports (LPELR). Descriptive survey design was adopted and questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data. Total population sampling was adopted to select sample size. A total of 300 copies of questionnaires were administered on the respondents. However, only 248 copies were returned completely filled and validated for the study. The Cronbach alpha reliability for the study is 0.782. It was found that there is strong positive relationship between perceived ease of use and perceived satisfaction and that there is positive relationship between perceived usefulness and perceived satisfaction. The study findings show that electronic law reports are easy to use and useful for early-year lawyers in their legal research. The study concludes that, as much as the law profession is conservative in nature, the use of e-law reports is making inroads to the profession. It was recommended that technical service provision by LPELR should be improved significantly. Above all, electronic law reports licensors should ensure that task importance of electronic law reports is given utmost consideration when they are designing the system qualities of e-law reports.
- ItemAvailability and Awareness of Electronic Databases for Teaching and Research by Lecturers in Public Universities in South-West, Nigeria(The Research Publication, 2020) Adetoun Omolola Idowu; Kennedy Arebamen Eiriemiokhale (CLN)The introduction of databases by university libraries has presented lecturers with opportunities of obtaining accurate, timely and up-to-date information with little effort. However, research reports have revealed that there is low level of awareness of electronic databases by university lecturers. Hence this study investigated availability and awareness of electronic databases for teaching and research by lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: ( I ) identify the types of databases available to lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria; and (ii) examine the extent of awareness of available databases for teaching and research by university lecturers in South-west, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design of a correlational type. The population comprised 10,452 lecturers in fifteen public universities in South-west, Nigeria from which a sample size of 836 was drawn using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that numerous electronic databases were available in public university libraries in South-west, Nigeria and that university lecturers’ level of awareness of most of the electronic databases for teaching and research was above average (60.6%) as against below average reported in the literature. It can be concluded from the study that the university libraries in South-west, Nigeria are not creating much awareness of their electronic databases. It is therefore recommended that university libraries, especially in South-west, Nigeria should intensify their promotional activities geared towards marketing their electronic databases.
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