Browsing by Author "Yahaya Ibrahim Olarewaju"

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    Assessment of ICT Utilisation Among Legal Practitioners in Kwara State
    (Ilorin Varsity International Journal of Library & Information Science, 2022) Yahaya Ibrahim Olarewaju; Aliyu Mahmud; Abdullahi Ibrahim Muahammed; Nuhu Silifat Ranti
    This study examines the utilization of ICTs among legal practitioners in Kwara State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, the population of the study was 772 consisting of all the registered legal practitioners in the Ilorin and Offa branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Total enumeration was adopted and a stratified sampling technique was applied. The study used a questionnaire as a data collection instrument and the data collected were analyzed. The study found out the available ICT resources include mobile phones, laptops, desktops, scanners, electronic court records, Internet and CD-Rom, which legal practitioners use on daily bases purposely to further knowledge on legal issues, for the work in progress and to defend their client in the court of law. The study also reported that revamping the nature of ICT resources, poor internet facilities, and epileptic power supply are some of the challenges that legal practitioners encountered while using ICT resources. The study concludes that ICT utilization is ponderous in the legal profession. Among the recommendations given is that a standby generator/inverter should be provided to curb the issue of power failure. Keywords: Assessment, ICT Utilisation, Legal Practitioners, Kwara State.
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    Indigenous Knowledge Preservation in Nigeria, An Outlook of Public Libraries' Efforts in Kwara State
    (UMYU Journal of Library and Information Science, 2022) Aliyu Mahmud; Unegbu Vincent; Akinboro E.O.; Yahaya Ibrahim Olarewaju
    Indigenous knowledge which has been passed from generation to generation orally is in danger of being lost, unless it is documented formally and preserved. This study examines the preservation of indigenous knowledge in public libraries in Kwara State. The study has generated four research questions and it has adopted survey research design. The population includes 202 staff of public libraries in Kwara State. Total enumeration sampling was used. The study used self-structured questionnaires as a tool for data collection and frequency counts tables and simple percentages mean and standard deviation materials available in the libraries are of local found out that indigenous knowledge materials available in the libraries are of local agriculture, traditional medicine, religion and health care, while others like conflict resolution, local entertainments, housing and traditional security system are not as copiously available and the there are lapses in the preservation methods. The study recommends that government should make funds available for the running of the public libraries and the libraries should cooperate and work closely with their host communities, most especially the indigenous knowledge practitioners who are custodians of unpublished records.