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A review of Literature on Koha Open Source Integrated library Managemet System for Library resource Management
(Bayero Journal of Education in Africa, 2024-12-16) Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila; Prof. Abdulsalm A. Salman; Abdul Hadi Ayodeji; Olowasuen Bamidele; Bello Ganiyat
Access to and use of public library services in Nigeria
(http://sajlis.journals.ac.za doi:10.7553/83-1-1639, 2017) Abdulsalam Abiodun Salman1; Tinashe Mugwisi; Bertha Jantine Mostert
The study investigated the factors hampering access to and use of public library (urban and rural) services in Nigeria. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed through the administration of a questionnaire to users in both urban and rural public libraries in Nigeria and conducting interviews with the public librarians. The objectives of the study centred on identifying awareness and utilisation of library services, including utilisation patterns. The study also sought to investigate levels of satisfaction among users as well as make recommendations for improved service delivery. The population was the registered public library user group from which 394 users were randomly sampled from twelve purposively selected libraries – two from each of the six regions. The respondents were mainly an educated male user group representing a wide variety of occupations. Awareness of services was restricted to a few services, and accessibility to the major library services was found to be a challenge to many. Utilisation patterns indicated infrequent use of only a few services, and very low satisfaction with what is being offered. Challenges identified included unawareness of services, too few copies of materials and lack of information literacy skills. Recommendations included the enhancement of community participation in decision-making concerning services, that relevant and enough materials be supplied, and that effective marketing be employed to improve access and to promote services among users and potential users.
ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE LIBRARY ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IMPROVE LIBRARY SERVICE DELIVERY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN KWARA STATE, SERVICE DELIVERY IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA NIGERIA
(DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2023) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA (CLN/NLA) & Ibrahim .O. YUSUF (CLN/NLA)
Due to the increasing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in developed countries, this paper examines the adoption of AI for effective library services in academic libraries in Nigeria. The paper defines artificial intelligence while chronicling its history. He also identified the advantages of adopting artificial intelligence in academic libraries, which include ease of use, endless functionality, and the ability to perform complex work, among others, and the challenges faced by library management towards adopting artificial intelligence, which include financial uncertainty, job loss, and technological defects, among others. The paper concluded that adoption of AI in academic libraries sets a new level of efficient and effective library service delivery, but adoption in developing countries such as Nigeria is low due to some identified challenges. The paper recommended that government and library management should come together to suggest the way forward for academic libraries in terms of meeting the latest standard for the use of AI in libraries; library staff must undergo training and retraining in the use of artificial intelligence in providing library services, among other things.
Adoption of Automation and Effectiveness of Library Services By Librarians in Academic Libraries in Abia State
(2022-04) Olusola Olowookere; Inemesit U.; Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila
The study examined adoption of automation and effectiveness of library services by librarians in academic libraries in Abia State. It adopted the survey research design with four objectives to guide the study. The population of the study comprises 27 librarians of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Library. The data for the study was collected using the structure questionnaire and the census sampling technique was used since all the study population were used. The instrument yielded a 100% response rate. Data collected were analysed using the descriptive statistics which showed the frequency counts, mean scores and standard deviations, while the corresponding hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance with the chi-square inferential method. The findings revealed that library services necessary for automation in academic libraries by librarians include acquisition, circulation, cataloguing and classification, etc. It also showed that the facilities needed for automation of academic library services are computers, printers, scanners, effective internet services, etc. The study further revealed that the status of automation of academic library services in the academic library under study is not effective. The study showed the problems of automation of academic library services in Abia State to include inadequate funding of academic libraries, inadequate ICT skills of librarians, por internet access, etc. However, the test of hypothesis revealed that there is a relationship between automation and effectiveness of library services in academic libraries by librarians in Abia State. Consequently, the study conclusively recommends, among other things, that management of academic libraries should provide adequate funding to academic libraries to enable plan and execute effective automation of library services in academic libraries.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION BY LIBRARIANS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
(DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2023) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA (CLN/NLA) & Ibrahim .O. YUSUF (CLN/NLA)
The study investigated how librarians working in various university libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria, adopt and use artificial intelligence. The study raised four research goals as well as four research questions. A descriptive survey method and random sampling techniques with 450 randomly selected librarians from Kwara State Universities, Nigeria, were used for the research. Five research assistants were trained on how to contact respondents and secure their consent before distributing the structured questionnaire designed by the researcher, who assisted in the tool distribution process. The researcher was able to retrieve 410 copies of the 450 questionnaires that were given to the respondents. However, the rate of return was 91%, which is a respectable amount. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents, and a simple percentage was adapted for data analysis. The results showed that there was little adoption of AI in university libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. The research also reveals that security scanning devices at the entrances and exits of university libraries are the most prevalent AI systems, while other AI systems such as bots, chatbots, face recognition, touch recognition, RFID technologies, humans, AI classification tools, machine-readable catalogs, and not smart AI features are still missing from the Kwara State University libraries. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents, and a simple percentage ratio was adapted for data analysis. The findings revealed that AI has received minimal attention in university libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. According to the study, the most common AIs are security scanning equipment at university library entrances and exits, followed by robotics, chatbots, face recognition, and touch recognition. RFID technologies, humanoids, AI classification tools, machine-readable catalogs, and AI smart features are still lacking in Kwara State's university libraries. The results of this study also indicate that librarians in a university library are aware of the many ways in which artificial intelligence can be applied to provide services. The results of the study indicate that obstacles to adoption include significant disruption caused by artificial intelligence in traditional library services, a lack of skills and a need for training prior to adoption, irregular power supply, and a lack of adequate infrastructure for adoption, among other problems. The study recommended the need to organize training for librarians to enhance their skills in using artificial intelligence to provide services, and the university administration and libraries should commit and provide the necessary support for the adoption of artificial intelligence by providing the necessary infrastructure to ensure its rapid implementation.
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
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.
Assessment of User Satisfaction with Library Services at Kwara State University Library, Nigeria.
(DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2021) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA (CLN/NLA)
The study defined user satisfaction as an evaluation of a service in terms of whether that service met their needs and expectations. The aim of the study was to evaluate the services and information resources provided by the Kwara State University Library and to see if users are satisfied with them. The library plays an important supporting role in any university. They provide the information that users need. The study mainly focused on the following problem areas; the type of services requested by users, the adequacy of information resources and the satisfaction of users with the services they receive. Three hundred and fifty (350) questionnaires were distributed to undergraduates and faculty members. Out of (350) questionnaires issued, (256) were received, resulting in a response rate of (73%). Microsoft Excel was used to analyze the collected data. It has been discovered that users benefit greatly from the library, its services and resources. Here are the main findings: users visit the library frequently, makes use of books, satisfaction with library opening hours, registration process and staff. He drew attention to the fact that there are some areas that need attention such as increasing collections of books and magazines, including photocopy machine into library service, improving internet service, increasing library working hours, and improving services from library staff. The study therefore recommends: increasing book and magazine collections, improving internet facility and including photocopying service, increasing library working hours and training staff to maintain a high level of user satisfaction.
Availability, Accessibility, and Use of Electronic Information Resources among Undergraduate Students in Fountain University Library, Osogbo
(Journal of Library and Information Sciences, 2020-05) Abdulsalam Abiodun SALMAN; Abdulganiy Okanla AHMED; Rasheed Olansile RAHEEM; Grace Dolapo PELEMO
This study investigated the availability, accessibility, and use of electronic information resources among undergraduate students in Fountain University Library, Osogbo. Survey research design was deployed, while quantitative research method was adopted using questionnaire for data gathering. The population of the study was nine hundred and fourteen (914), where a sample size of two hundred and seventy-eight (278) was determined using Research Advisors Table. Questionnaire was administered on the sample size and the data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings discovered that eLibrary is available with functional twenty (20) All-in-One Computer Workstations. It was revealed that OPAC, EbiscoHost, Research4Life, ScienceDirect, and e-resources (textbooks and journals) on Nursing, Law, Medical Laboratory Science, and Public Health are available. Few e-resources for all other twelve programmes in the university are also available in the eLibrary. Findings discovered that, e-references, CD-ROM, e-bibliography and e-archives were not available. It was also discovered that the available electronic information resources, though, accessible, but were not sufficientfor adequate use by the respondents. Considerably, majority of the respondents have a positive perception of electronic information resources and services. The study recommended that there should be acquisition of more data bases in addition to those in use, as well as, subscription to more e-resources, especially books and journals, which will cut across all the twelve programmes in the university. This will improve patronage and satisfaction of the patrons in order to justify the huge amount invested in the project.
AWARENESS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: A STUDY OF ICT STUDENTS AT KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA
(DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2022) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA (CLN/NLA)
The use of social networks among students at higher institutions has become popular and is widely celebrated amid criticism. This is because these social networks are changing the way people communicate, interact, and socialize. The purpose of this paper is to explore students' awareness and use of social media: a study of ICT students at Kwara State University, Nigeria. This study used a survey research method. The respondents were students’ faculty of information and communication technology, and the results reveal that the majority of respondents (91.4%) are familiar with social networks, have access to the Internet, and regularly use mobile phones for social networking. Less than half (8.6%) of them speak and share information on social media. While results also show that participants intentionally use social networks for academic purposes, self-expression, and to establish global friendships,
Bibliographic Characteristics of Scientific Research Articles in the Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineering(NIAE) Proceedings (2000-2010)
(IRCAB Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2010) Oyeniyi Janet Oluwakemi; Abdulsalam Abiodun Salman; olaifa Taiye Paul
Business Planning, Information Preference, and Information Use as Factors in Banking Operations in Nigeria
(Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), 2011) A.A Salman; A.I Amusa
Challenges and prospects for cataloguing and classification in academic libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria: a case study
(Article in International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research · January 2021 DOI: 10.14299/ijser.2021.01.04, 2012) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA
The study aimed to investigate the challenges and prospects of cataloguing and classification in academic libraries in Kwara State that focus on the Kwara State University Library. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The study population consists of 50 practicing librarians who attended the Nigerian Library Association Annual Workshop, 2020 held at the State Library Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. A questionnaire entitled “Cataloguing challenges and prospects and a classification questionnaire containing closed elements was used to collect data for the study. The results revealed insufficient staffing, lack of modern tools, difficulties in cataloguing and classification backlogs, insufficient motivation, etc., as there are some challenges facing the technical departments of the studied academic library. The study also reveals, as an indication of a brighter future or good prospects for the technical divisions in the library studied, the increased advocacy for library automation, training opportunities available outside the country, introduction of an information management system, rapid transition from the manual method to the computerized method, etc. Based on the results, some recommendations were made.
Characterization of biodiesel from alkaline refinement of waste cooking oil
(International Annals of Science,, 2020-09-04) Mustapha, A.O, Adebisi, A. A and Olanipekun, B.O
The waste cooking oil (WCO) is a low cost and prospective feedstock with no competitive food uses for biodiesel production, but the yield and quality have been greatly affected by impurities. This study examined the chemical and fuel quality of biodiesel of both WCO and alkaline treated WCO. The transesterification process using the alkaline treated cooking oil (ACO) methanol and sodium hydroxide as catalyst followed the Association of Officials of Analytical Chemists (AOAC) techniques. The pH values between 7.27 and 8.65 were found for alkaline treated cooking methyl ester (ACME), alkaline treated cooking oil (ACO) and WCO. Density of ACME, ACO and WCO varied between 0.89 and 0.93 (g/cm3). The fatty acids found were benzoic acid (3.77%), octanoic acid (8.35%), and palmitic acid (75.02%) – most abundant. Comparison of results with the American Standard for Testing Materials (ASTM) values showed quality enhancements of ACO in physicochemical and fuel properties over WCO. The biodiesels from ACO have enhanced emulsification, fuel and free fatty acids qualities over the WCO, showing the refinement methodology of WCO has overall improvement in the biodiesel purity and quality against the previous conflicting reports.
Correlational Analysis of Technostress and Job Productivity of Library Staff in Selected Academic Libraries in Kwara State
(Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences, 2022-08) Yahaya Aliyu Ismaila; Abdul Hadi Ayodeji
This study investigated correlational analysis of technostress and job productivity of library staff in selected academic libraries in Kwara State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and a sample of 53 library staff were selected from Kwara State University Library, Al-hikmah University Library and Crownhill University Library by using total enumeration sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was designed to obtain information from 53 participants, 51 were returned and fully completed. While PPMC was employed to test the study's only null hypothesis, frequency counts and percentages were utilized to examine the data gathered for the five research topics. The survey indicated that the respondent had a high degree of job productivity. The study also found that majority of the respondents experience eye pain; backaches; headaches; blurred vision; and tiredness as the technostress symptoms while poor working conditions, work overload, lack of technical support, lack of technological competence and expertise, and technophobia are some of the causes of technostress to the respondents. The result further revealed that technostress affects job productivity of the respondents to some extent while technology-based training; getting adequate user-friendly software; staying healthy and eating proper dieting; effective time management; and taking frequent break are some of the ways of managing technostress by the respondents. The outcome also indicated a strong correlation between technological stress and the library staff's ability to do their jobs effectively. The study recommends that the management should organize technology-based training on the use of computer system, software and hardware for their staff which will help them to be more conversant with the use of the adopted ICTs which will make them less predisposed to experience technostress; and they should get adequate user-friendly software which will be easy for the staff to use without stressing themselves before completing a certain task.
Critical Issues in Cataloging and Classifying Arabic Books: a case study
(DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2021) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA (CLN, NLA) & Raihanat AHMAD (ALA)
Cataloguing of Arabic materials in the library has posed great challenges for librarians especially the cataloguers who define the access factors to facilitate easy retrieval. The main hassle in cataloging Arabic books is identifying the part of a set of nouns and adjectives for the main entry selection. Usually, in an Arabic name, the name of his father or ancestors may be included with some adjective or one which suggests the area of birth. Cataloguers also face different issues with cataloging Arabic books in terms of the duration of the writer's name, the reversal of the call, the authors with different names, and the pronunciation of the names except, cataloguers may additionally face a hassle with e-book titles, prolonged titles, one-of-a-kind titles for the identical article, titles that don't represent the content material, and literary titles are not unusual problems in cataloging Arabic books. These challenges are to be addressed to make certain the uniformity and credibility of information in cataloging Arabic books. In reality, this paper intends to discuss and share the troubles of cataloging Arabic non-public names and titles of Arabic books as confronted via the cataloguers of the Kwara State University library. We wish that this effort will contribute to developing tips and requirements designed for Kwara State University Library, Nigeria, and to enhance the change of Islamic Statistics and Information within the Islamic globe.
Develop Collections as a Panacea to Promote Effective Use of Library Resources in Academic Libraries
(American Journal of Information Science and Technology, 2023) Abdrahman .A. MOUSTAPHA; Jemila .B. ABUBAKAR
Collection development is often employed to serve as an umbrella term covering activities like selection, acquisition and deselection. The article contains a literature review of papers discussing the collection development curriculum in library and information science programs, expected skills required of collection development offices, and library training programs for new librarians. The study also discusses collection development as a panacea for promoting efficient use of library resources in academic libraries. Many factors have to be taken into consideration while developing the quality suite for the benefit of the users. These factors include societal analysis, policy, and acquisition of options, stock evaluation, and disposal of unrelated resources. It is important to evaluate to see how well the materials meet current needs and how likely they are to continue to meet the needs of current and future users. Authors conclude that librarians need to exercise the utmost care in developing a balanced collection that enhances the quality of academic libraries effective use of resources by the client.
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.
Heavy Metal Uptake Responses in Plants Grown on Crude Oil-Polluted Soils as Prospects for Phytoremediation
(African Journal of Applied Sciience and Environmental Management, 2020-07-06) OLAWEPO, GK; 1OGUNKUNLE, CO; 1FATOBA, PO; 1ANIMASAUN, DA; 2BENUWABOR, PO; 3DANZAKI, MM
The demand and utilization of petroleum products have re-energized its exploration and exploitation globally and this upsurge in world production, refining and distribution of petroleum products have brought with it various problems of environmental pollution, which have effects on the ecosystems. Twenty (24) polyethylene pots each containing 7 kg of sandy loam soil mixed with 50 ml of crude oil, were arranged in the Botanical garden of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, to assess their ability to phytoextract heavy metals in Crude oil-polluted soil. Seeds of Amaranthus hybridus L., Tithonia diversifolia, Abelmoschus esculentus L. and Zea mays were sown in polyethylene containers containing 7 kg of contaminated or Control soil. The containers were arranged in a complete randomized design. Plants were left to grow for two months with regular watering. Plants were harvested, separated into roots and shoots and oven-dried to constant weight. The experimental plants have been able to reduce the concentration of Cu in both soils by about 45% to 85%, Cr in the soil by 92.08% to 96.72%, as the residual concentration varied between 66.00 mg/kg and 99.00 mg/kg, Cd in the soil was reduced to 4.00 mg/kg and 17 mg/kg which represented 96.8% and 86.4% reduction. Tithonia had the highest Pb reduction in crude oilpolluted soil. Ni concentration was reduced by 85.84% by Tithonia planted in crude oil-polluted soil, 94.59% by Amaranthus hybridus planted in Control soil. These show that all the test plants were good phytoextractors of the metals.
Heterogeneous Ensemble with Combined Dimensionality Reduction for Social Spam Detection
(iJIM ‒ Vol. 15, No. 17, 2021, 2021) Abdulfatai Ganiyu Oladepo; Amos Orenyi Bajeh; Abdullateef Oluwagbemiga Balogun; Hammed Adeleye Mojeed; Abdulsalam Abiodun Salman; Abdullateef Iyanda Bako
Abstract—Spamming is one of the challenging problems within social networks which involves spreading malicious or scam content on a network; this often leads to a huge loss in the value of real-time social network services, com- promise the user and system reputation and jeopardize users trust in the system. Existing methods in spam detection still suffer from misclassification caused by redundant and irrelevant features in the dataset as a result of high dimensional- ity. This study presents a novel framework based on a heterogeneous ensemble method and a hybrid dimensionality reduction technique for spam detection in micro-blogging social networks. A hybrid of Information Gain (IG) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) (dimensionality reduction) was implemented for the selection of important features and a heterogeneous ensemble consisting of Naïve Bayes (NB), K Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Logistic Regression (LR) and Repeated Incremental Pruning to Produce Error Reduction (RIPPER) classifi- ers based on Average of Probabilities (AOP) was used for spam detection. To empirically investigate its performance, the proposed framework was applied on MPI_SWS and SAC’13 Tip spam datasets and the developed models were eval- uated based on accuracy, precision, recall, f-measure, and area under the curve (AUC). From the experimental results, the proposed framework (Ensemble + IG + PCA) outperformed other experimented methods on studied spam datasets. Specifically, the proposed framework had an average accuracy value of 87.5%, an average precision score of 0.877, an average recall value of 0.845, an aver- age F-measure value of 0.872 and an average AUC value of 0.943. Also, the proposed framework had better performance than some existing approaches. Consequently, this study has shown that addressing high dimensionality in spam datasets, in this case, a hybrid of IG and PCA with a heterogeneous ensemble method can produce a more effective model for detecting spam contents.

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