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Item 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.Item 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.