Browsing by Author "Abdullahi, Maito Rasaq"

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    INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES FOR USE BY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATORS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Information Technology Application Group(ITAG) Library Department, University of Nsukka, 2020-02) Abdullahi, Maito Rasaq; OLOWOKERE, Olusola; ISMAILA, Yahaya Aliyu
    The study assessed the provision of Information and Communication Technology facilities for use by Library and Information Science educators in public University Libraries in Abia State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions guided the study while three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study was 30 Library and Information Science (LIS) educators drawn from Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). The entire 31 LIS educators were used as respondents for the study. Data for the study were collected with a well-structured 25-item questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics.] Findings: From the data collected and analyzed, the study identified 9 rationale for providing Information and Communication Technology facilities, 9 factors that militate against the provision of Information and Communication Technology facilities in public university libraries and 7 strategies for enhancing the provision of Information and Communication Technology facilities for use by Library and Information Science educators in public university libraries. Originality/Value: Based on the findings, the study recommended that there should be capacity building training for both staff in effective utilization of ICT facilities for quality research and skills in Nigerian universities and that the identified problems hindering effective provision of ICT facilities in public universities libraries should be properly addressed by the government and school authorities.
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    Utilization of Electronic Surveillance System in Curbing Theft and Mutilation of Library Resources at Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
    (International Journal of Knowledge Processing Studies, 2022-02) Abdullahi, Maito Rasaq; Yusuf, Abdulqaudir Olamilekan; Omopupa, K. T.; Sulaiman, Kabir Alabi
    Purpose: This study investigated the utilization of an electronic surveillance system in curbing theft and mutilation in Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria. Method: The population of the study comprises the librarians and para-librarians of the Kwara State University Library, Malete. The study adopted mixed methods approach, where interviews and a set of questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The study adopted the total enumeration method otherwise known as census as a sampling technique.Findings: The study found out that the majority of the librarians revealed that electronic surveillance has been very effective in curbing theft and mutilation of information resources in the library. The study also found out that electronic surveillance reduces theft, the consciousness of being monitored in the library, preservation, and protection of library collection, and loss of library materials are the benefits of electronic surveillance in curbing theft and mutilation. Conclusion: Electronic surveillance is one of the mechanisms that is used by the library to deter the theft and mutilation of information materials. The study concluded that Kwara state university library is using anti-theft surveillance and they would start using CCTV surveillance as soon as they move to the newly built library.