Browsing by Author "Adisa, M.Y."

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    Influences of Peer group Pressure on drug abuse usage in Katsina state: The Role of Information literacy in curbing the Menace
    (Faculty of Humanities and Education Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria, 2018) Lawal, I.S.; Adisa, M.Y.; Mashi, R.A
    This study is on Influence of Peer group on drug abuse in Katsina State and the role of Information Literacy in curbing the Menace. This study used questionnaire and interviews to generate data from 50drug addict themselves, 40 parents and 20 personnel from the drug law enforcement agency and secondary schools principals. Also, secondary data was used for this study. A total sampled population of one hundred and ten(110) respondent derived from the three senatorial district of Katsina state were chosen. The data was analysed using thematic analysis, tables and percentages. The result of the study revealed that there is indeed high usage of various types of drugs among youth in the state. The study found that drug use and abuse among youth is increasing despite the control mechanisms that have been put in place. The study recommends that as a first step to prevent and control drug abuse, parents should be sensitised on the dangers of drug abuse, the attendant problems and their function as role models; schools should have a drug prevention curriculum from Kindergarten onwards. Finally there is the need for wider information dissemination through various channels to sensitise the general public about the dangers of drug abuse.
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    Marital Practices targeting women and its implications on HIV/AIDS preventive Campaign in South West Nigeria
    (Jimma University, 2016) Mohammed, A.Y.; Kadiri, K.K.; Joseph, O.A.; Raji, A.; Tejideen, O.; Adisa, M.Y.
    In the fight against HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the incorporation of marital values and practices tenet in the campaign programmes remain one of the major assets that has remained untapped. This study was conducted towards understanding the positive and negative marital values and practices in Nigeria and how they can improve HIV/AIDS preventive campaigns. In-depth interviews were conducted on married young people who reside in Abeokuta town in South West, Nigeria. The first and the second categories were HIV positive and HIV negative respectively. The findings show that there are some marital values and practices which promote risky sexual behaviour among men which leads to HIV/AIDS while some curtails sexual excesses particularly among females. Some of the female informants indicated that some marital values and practices were promoting social cohesion and unity while others were having negative influence on their physical and psychological health. Majority of the informants testified that cultural values and practices gave married men the permissiveness to involve in extra marital affairs. The consequences of the above scenario make more women to be vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than their male counterparts. These findings show that inculcating marital virtues into HIV/AIDS preventive communication campaigns would reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among married couple. This study concludes that there is a need to specifically design marital sensitive HIV/AIDS preventive campaigns specifically for married
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    Physically Challenged Undergraduates Satisfaction with Library and Information services in Kwara State higher institutions
    (Trakya University, Turkey and Balkan Libraries Union, 2015) Akolade, L.A.; Tella, A.; Akanbi-Ademolake, H.B.; Adisa, M.Y.
    Despite the fact that academic libraries put their effort to satisfy the needs of their users, they however still neglect some group of users (physically challenged) in the information and service provision. This study was therefore undertaken to find out the physically challenged undergraduates satisfaction with library and information services in Kwara State higher education institutions. Survey research design was adopted to give in-depth information about the study while data was collected through questionnaire. Five research questions were answered by study. The results revealed that information needs of the physically challenged undergraduates in various higher institutions are the same. The level of availability and accessibility of information materials and services to these groups of users was also revealed in the study. Limitations such as non-inclusion of the physically challenged students in the decision making process of the library as well as unavailability of specific information materials that suits the disability of the physically challenged students in the library was also identified. Based on these findings, the study recommends training of library staff to meet the needs of physically challenged users and inclusion of these special group of users in the decision making process of the library concerning their collection development.
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    Powerpoint Presentation Preference by Library and Information Science Undergraduates in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Library and Information Science Undergraduates in Kwara State, 2015) Adisa, M.Y.; Adisa, R.S.; Olatinwo, K.L.; Olorunfemi, O.D.; Omotayo, A.O.
    Purpose: This study examined library and information science (LIS) undergraduate students’ preference for power point presentations. Through a survey approach, the study drew on 180 LIS undergraduate students from two universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: A self-designed questionnaire was used to gather data on the study. Data collected were analysed using percentages and frequency count. Findings: The result generally indicated that the students prefer power point presentation and have strong preference and attitudes towards the use of power point presentation because they find visual element, sound from popular media very helpful and interesting. The use of PPT has positive effect on students’ cumulative grade point. Based on gender, male students have a higher preference for the use of PPT than the female student in both institutions. The identified the perceived hindrances to the use of PPT as lack of skills to use PPT by most lecturers, epileptic power supply, fast pace instructional delivery by the instructors when using PPT etc. Implication: Based on the findings of the study, education institution authorities should consider the alternatives for power supply such as the procurement of inverters and power generating machine to supplement the general power supply from the Power holding company. Furthermore, lecturers are encouraged to go through proper training to develop necessary skills that will help them in proper delivery of their instruction with PPT and also reduce the fast pace in which lectures are delivered. Originality/Value: This study is unique because it’s seems to be one of the pioneer studies that examined Power Point Presentation Preference particularly among the population of Nigerian LIS undergraduate students. Similarly, the contents are the sole idea of the authors and the paper has never been submitted to any other publication outlets.
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    The Use of Library among Agricultural Science undergraduates in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Science Education, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, 2014) Adisa, M.Y.; Adisa, R.S.; Olatinwo, K.L.; Olorunfemi, O.D.; Omotayo, A.O.
    This study focused its attention on the use of library among university agricultural science students in Kwara State, Nigeria. Specifically, frequency of library use, resources available vis-avis impact on the academic performance of the students, factors associated with efficient use of library and the attitudes of students to library use were investigated. A well structured questionnaire was used to elicit information form 200 respondents selected through a stratified systematic random sampling from the two universities in Kwara State namely: University of Ilorin and the Kwara State University. Results revealed that majority (79%) of the students were below 25 years of age; about 57% were male, 97% unmarried, while 32.5% were fresh students. About 66% of the students used the library occasionally, 39% used information section mostly, 82% accessed agricultural books often, and 65.5% of the students visited the library during examination periods only. Also, majority of the respondents agreed that the prevailing library collections meet their research needs while most of the students exhibited a positive attitude towards the importance and need for them to adopt the use of library regularly with most of them believing that it will help them to record an increment in their examination score and general academic performance. It was further revealed that Cumulative Grade Points (r = 0.181; p = 0.032), level of the students (r = 0.129; p = 0.049), and (proposed) specialization (r = 0.158; p = 0.032) were significantly related to respondents’ attitude to library use. Major constraints factors to library use among the respondents include ageing collections and difficulty in locating books. It was recommended that lecturers should involve the students in activities that will make them to make use of the library more often thereby enhancing improvement in their academic performance.
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    Use of Social Networking sites by academic librarians in six selected states of Nigeria
    (Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2013) Tella, A.; Olarongbe, S.A.; Akanbi, A.H.B.; Adisa, M.Y.
    The attractiveness of social networking sites (SNSs) has extended to almost all professionals in numerous human organizations including the library. Librarians as a result of this development are now making use of these sites to connect to other libraries and librarians both within and outside their environment. However, it is observed that the use and benefits derived from social networking sites by Nigerian librarians, generally, and those in academic libraries, particularly, has not been well documented. It is against this backdrop that this study examined the use of social networking sites to both the libraries and the librarians in selected academic libraries in six Nigerian States. A survey research design approach was adopted. The simple random study drew upon 200 academic librarians from academic libraries across six selected States in Nigeria. Five research questions were raised and answered by the study. The results demonstrate that Facebook and Twitter are mostly use by academic librarians. Academic librarians are making use of SNSs on a weekly basis and partially on a daily basis. Many potential benefits of SNSs were indicated both to the librarians and their libraries such as creating opportunity to connect with people across the globe, which includes those that have never been seen and those that one is not sure of coming in contact with. It was also found that SNSs give opportunity for academic libraries to incorporate SNSs as a means of creating more interactive user centered library and information services. Examples of the defects identified associated with SNSs include sexual harassment, cybercrime, fraud, and spreading of spam. It is expected that the outcomes of this study will serve as pioneer data upon which future related studies will be anchored.