Comparative Study of Koha Usage in Bowen University and University of Ilorin Libraries
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2020-12
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Üniversite Araştırmaları Dergisi / Journal of University Research
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he study is comparative on Koha usage in Bowen University and University of Ilorin Libraries. It adopted a descriptive
survey research design. The sample size for the was 50 professional and para-professional librarians who usually
make use of Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) at the University of Ilorin library and Bowen University Library
(Timothy Olagbenro Library). The questionnaire, interview and observation were used as data collection instruments.
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he survey was validated while the reliability coefficient of the tool using Cronbach’s Alpha found to have 0.746
correlation coefficient. The IBM SPSS version 21.0 used for the analysis of the questionnaire with simple frequency
counts and percentage in tables. Similar reasons were for the adoption of Koha software in both institution libraries,
and those justifications could be summarised based on philosophical and ethical reasons. The extent of Koha usage at
the University of Ilorin Library is low while its usage is very high extent Kohaat the Bowen University Library. Also,
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indings showed that the usage of Koha software is effective and efficient in University of Ilorin library and Bowen
University Library. Lastly, the two selected academic libraries are not without one or two challenges in the use of
Koha. At the Bowen University Library, inadequate power supply and system crashing are the challenges affecting their
usage of Koha. Whereas at the University of Ilorin library, insufficient workforce; high cost of maintenance; inadequate
funding; lack of training and retraining of staff; and insufficient technical knowledge were the challenges faced in the
practical usage of Koha ILS. Among other recommendations, the study recommended that university libraries should
collaborate with ICT experts and bodies to develop personalised quality library software.
Keywords: Koha, ILS, Software, Open Source Software, Library Software, University Library
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Koha, ILS, Software, Open Source Software, Library Software, University Library