Adoption of Internet of things for effective service delivery by selected university libraries in Kwara State
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2022
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Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
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This study investigated the adoption of Internet of Things as predicators of service delivery by selected university
libraries in Kwara State. The objectives of the study were to identify the IoTs technologies that were available in
selected university libraries in Kwara State; find out if university librarians were aware of the IoTs technologies;
identify the benefits of the IoTs technologies in university libraries; and identify the challenges of the IoTs
technologies in university libraries. The study employed a descriptive survey research design and utilised a census
sampling technique to collect data from a population of 37 professional librarians working in three university
libraries in Kwara State. A self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection, while data were analysed
using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. Findings of the study revealed the available IoTs
technologies to include Wireless Sensor Network, Quick Response code, and RFID. University librarians in Kwara
State were aware of the available IoTs. The benefits of IoTs include the prevention of library collection misuse and
misplacement; saving patron’s time, and establishing global links for researchers to access previously unknown
library collections; streamlining back-office processes such as inventory control; and improving librarians’ work.
The major challenges affecting the adoption of IOT technologies were the high cost and the lack of required
infrastructure. The study recommended that university librarians in Kwara State should create awareness of
existing IoTs technologies. University librarians and the university management should take deliberate steps to
make these technologies available in libraries.
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Eiriemiokhale, K. A. & James, B. O. (2022). Adoption of Internet of things for effective service delivery by selected university libraries in Kwara State. KWASU Journal of Information, Communication and Technology, 1(1). Available online at www.https://kjict.ng. Published by Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria