Utilization of Electronic Surveillance System in Curbing Theft and Mutilation of Library Resources at Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulqaudir Olamilekan Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorK. T. Omopupa
dc.contributor.authorKabir Alabi Sulaiman
dc.contributor.authorAbdullahi Rasaq Maito
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-04T09:44:28Z
dc.date.available2024-05-04T09:44:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-27
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.identifier.citationUtilization Surveillance Theft Mutilation Electronic materials
dc.identifier.otherDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/kps.2021.141923
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13633
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Knowledge Processing Studies (KPS)
dc.relation.ispartofseries2(1); 29-41
dc.titleUtilization of Electronic Surveillance System in Curbing Theft and Mutilation of Library Resources at Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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