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    Usage of Electronic Media for Alternate Crisis Mitigation and Human Right Activism: A Study of Kokoro Alate Radio Programme
    (KWASU Journal of Information, and Communication Technology KJICT, 2025) Subair Bashirat Damilola
    The Nigerian legal system is currently burdened with a high volume of civil cases and complaints, leading to the rise of alternative dispute resolution methods. The electronic media has significantly contributed to the popularity of these alternative informal court proceedings, playing a key role in addressing issues of justice in society. This study explored the role of Kokoro Alate, an alternative dispute resolution court on the Agidigbo FM, in addressing civil cases through dispute resolution and human rights activism in Nigeria. The study employed a quantitative survey approach. Kokoro Alate’s page on Facebook was explored, and listeners of the programme were generated through the platform, and they form the study population. From a listener population of 264,000, a purposive sampling method was employed to select the participants for the study, and a total of 188 respondents were generated. Data were collected through online questionnaires and analysed, using descriptive and inferential statistics, including frequencies and percentages, mean and standard deviation and correlation analysis. The findings reveal that electronic media significantly enhances the reach of Kokoro Alate’s proceedings, contributing to the effective management and documentation of disputes and human rights cases. Additionally, the programme has encouraged both disputants and complainants to feature on the platform. The programme demonstrates effectiveness in preventing an escalation of crises and helps facilitate settlement between disputants. The study recommended raising awareness about alternative dispute resolution options through both the legal system and media channels. Additionally, it suggested that Kokoro Alate should employ a translator for its vernacular to be translated into Pidgin English or English language to take care of different tribes in the country and generate the interest of other tribes in featuring on the programme or advocate for its replication in their local environmen
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    Strategies For Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Libraries for Sustainable Community Development
    (KWASU Journal of Information, Communication and Technology (KJICT.), 2023) Atanda Saliu SAMBO; Tunde Shamsudeen AJIBOLA; Ismaila Aliyu YAHAYA
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data (BD) have attracted global attention and inspired innovations in every field, including the library, as access to information has been affected by technological evolution. Compared to the developed world, libraries in developing countries need to maximise the amazing potential of AI and BD in their services. These powerful tools hold immense potential to revolutionise how libraries function and serve their patrons in various capacities, including leveraging user experience, smarter information retrieval, and streamlin ing operations. This paper explores the strategies for leveraging AI and BD in libraries for sustainable community development. It discusses the potential of AI and BD in libraries, their importance for sustainable development, the connection between AI and BD, and leveraging AI for enhanced library services. It also highlights the pros pects of AI and BD in libraries, strategies for integrating AI and big data in library services, and the challenges in leveraging AI and BD in libraries for sustainable community development. The study recommends, among others, that libraries should organise training for staff to stay relevant in the technology-driven era. It advocates the implementation of policies that would guide the application and use of AI and BD, as well as data protection. It recommends adequate funds to the library for AI and BD for competency and productivity
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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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    Exploring the Engagement in Open Research Practices by Librarians in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2023) Florence O. Ajani,; Yakub O. Ahmed; Abdulakeem S. Sulyman
    This study explores the engagement in open research practices by librarians in Kwara State, Nigeria. It operates with three objectives and questions. It uses descriptive survey method as its design and adopts convenience sampling technique to select 63 librarians who filled the questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Exploring the Engagement in Open Research by Librarians in Kwara State,” which was sent to respondents through their WhatsApp groups. Findings revealed that respondents used open peer review, publishing research in open access platforms and depositing research in institutional repositories as channels of engaging in open research. It further shows that open research is of benefit to respondents by helping them in the creation of good research profiles, increasing connectivity among researchers and increasing findability and broadening readership of their works, while lack of training on open research, fear of plagiarism and lack of awareness of the open research process are the major factors retarding the engagement in open research by the respondents. This study concludes that open research is one of the mainstays of scientific evolution that enables researchers to increase visibility for their works and recommends amongst others that it is imperative for librarians in Kwara State to be making their research works available in open educational resources, it is one of the states with the highest library schools in Nigeria. Through this, students and other researchers can use their research works to broaden the status of teaching and learning
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    Prospects and Challenges of Cataloguing in the Digital Age
    (2023) Florence Olabisi AJANI; Abdulakeem Sodeeq SULYMAN
    The digital age offers technological support to cataloguers to simplify the processes of cataloguing of information resources. This paper investigates the prospects and challenges of cataloguing in the digital age. It uses the topology design to structure its major headings into stages, based on their importance and relevance to the phenomenon being discussed. Thus, after justifying the rationale for understudying the prospects and challenges of cataloguing in the digital age, this paper explores the nexus between digital age and cataloguing before explaining the major prospects of cataloguing in the digital age and finally discussed the challenges of cataloguing in the digital age. It concludes that digital age has unbundled the restrictions of availability of bibliographic records of information resources beyond the four-walls of libraries, which has driven cooperations and collaborations among libraries. Its main recommendation is that adequate IT infrastructure required for digital cataloguing should be made available in libraries.