This study investigated influence of Information literacy skills on research productivity of acad... more This study investigated influence of Information literacy skills on research productivity of academic staff of federal universities in Northeastern, Nigeria. A survey design was adopted in carrying out the study. The population for this study comprised of 4258 academic staff of six (6) federal universities in North-eastern, Nigeria, from which a sample of 366 was drawn and used for the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. Simple random sampling was used to select three (3) out of the six federal universities so as to have a manageable sample simple size these includes; Abubakar Tafawabalewa University Bauchi, University of Maiduguri and Federal University Wukari Thereafter, stratified sampling method was used to select four faculties common to all the universities, namely faculty of Education, Science, Agriculture and Social science. The data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results of the study ...
There is no doubt that technological advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation greatl... more There is no doubt that technological advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation greatly improved man’s way of life. However, these activities, while providing the raw materials for production of goods and services have also resulted in pollution of land, atmosphere, vegetation and rivers (Okojie, 1991). As in most other countries of the world, the Nigerian environment today presents a grim litany of woes. Every
With the growing recognition of the potentials of web 2.0 tools, a lot of academic libraries are ... more With the growing recognition of the potentials of web 2.0 tools, a lot of academic libraries are adopting the technologies and investing heavily in training programs for their staff in order to improve their operations. This study investigated the use of web 2.0 tools and services by the library professionals in Lagos State tertiary institution libraries. Review of the literature was carried out on the availability of use, purpose of use, extent of use, and competency level required for the use of web 2.0 tools in tertiary institution libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Challenges and solutions were also proffered. The findings revealed that web 2.0 tools have great potentials for library service provision although they are a relatively new concept. The uses of web 2.0 tools were mostly for communication, research, collaboration, and leisure purposes; however, the extent of the use for service delivery was about average. This indicated that web tools were not sufficiently and efficie...
This paper contributes to the dearth of literature on libraries' Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppor... more This paper contributes to the dearth of literature on libraries' Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis in Nigeria. Specifically, it evaluated SWOT analysis of five university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria in the areas of funding, governance and administration. A case study approach was used. Information was obtained from the University Librarians (UL) via oral interview. Inadequate funding was a revealed threat. Tetfund intervention is the major opportunity leveraged on for university libraries' funding but it is not extended to private institutions. Findings on SWOTs of university libraries and administration revealed little or no weaknesses in the areas considered. In terms of strengths, four of the five ULs are principal officers of their universities. ULs are knowledgeable, qualified and experienced professionals as required by Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU) and Librarians Registration Council of Nigeri...
The contribution of land conservation practices to environmental conservation and sustainable dev... more The contribution of land conservation practices to environmental conservation and sustainable development in food production is pertinent and important to policy formulation. This paper assessed the information sources as well as the attitude of farmers’ towards Sustainable Land Conservation Practices (SLCP) in Ogun State, Nigeria. The data for the study was obtained from 388 farmers selected across 10 local government areas of Ogun state using the multi-stage sampling technique. Information collected included farmers’ socio-economic and institutional characteristics, attitudinal variables and specific SLCPs used. The SLCPs studied included Structural and Mechanical Erosion Control (SMEC), Agronomic Practices (AP), Cultivation Practices (CP) and Soil Management Practices (SMP). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive result showed that respondents had an average of 9 years of formal education, 54% participated in Community Based Organizations...
GLOBAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2020
This study investigated work environment and performance of employees in University libraries in ... more This study investigated work environment and performance of employees in University libraries in Southern Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study while questionnaire was used as the major instrument of data collection. Total enumeration was used to survey all the librarians spread across the 38 public universities in Southern Nigeria. High levels of both contextual and tasks performance were established among the employees in the university libraries surveyed. The study also established a positive significant relationship between work environment and the performance of the university employees. Though the study revealed a significant combined influence of work environment indicators on both task and contextual performance of the university library employees, only occupational safety, work load and health safety were found to have relative influence on task performance while physical environment was the only work environment indicator that has significant influe...
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations, 2020
Employee performance plays a pivotal role in the attainment of organizational success, especially... more Employee performance plays a pivotal role in the attainment of organizational success, especially, in the Nigerian banking industry, due to its high level of dynamism and competition. However, the joint effect between knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring, and motivation on employee performance seems not to have been given attention in the literature. In view of this, this study investigated the interaction between knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring and motivation on employee performance in new generation banks in Lagos, Nigeria. The population comprised 8,334 employees from six new generation banks that are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Stratified sampling technique was used to select 1,628 employees. Findings revealed that knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring and motivation jointly influenced employee performance in the selected new generation banks in Lagos, Nigeria. However, in terms of relative contribution to employee performance, motivation made a higher co...
Communicate: Journal of Library and Information Science, 2011
The global transition to the information and knowledge society requires that every country contri... more The global transition to the information and knowledge society requires that every country contribute its local content to the burgeoning global information infrastructure. African states and the African continent as a whole have much to offer in form of indigenous knowledge and scholarly research. However, it has been very difficult to ascertain the continent’s contribution as most the intellectual content that originates from the continent is barely accessible to Africans not to talk of the global community. This paper presents digital repositories and open access system as viable options for Africa to mainstream her local content to the global information infrastructure. The paper further stressed the critical role of library and information centres in achieving this goal. KEYWORDS : Africa – Local Content Digital Repositories – Global Information Infrastructure Libraries – Open Access System
The use of food product information is a globally acknowledged food safety measure. This study su... more The use of food product information is a globally acknowledged food safety measure. This study surveyed the use of food product information as a determinant of consumption of packaged foods among 561 female academic and non-academic staff of eight state universities in Nigeria using the multi-stage random sampling technique. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistic and binary logistic regression. The findings showed that the use of food product information is a determinant of consumption of packaged foods among the respondents; however, the majority based their consumption decisions on the availability of a National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) registration number. The study concludes that female workers in Nigerian state universities are not taking full advantage of all the food product information available on packaged foods and therefore recommends that NAFDAC intensifies awareness campaigns on the importance of using all food product information available...
This study investigated influence of Information literacy skills on research productivity of acad... more This study investigated influence of Information literacy skills on research productivity of academic staff of federal universities in Northeastern, Nigeria. A survey design was adopted in carrying out the study. The population for this study comprised of 4258 academic staff of six (6) federal universities in North-eastern, Nigeria, from which a sample of 366 was drawn and used for the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. Simple random sampling was used to select three (3) out of the six federal universities so as to have a manageable sample simple size these includes; Abubakar Tafawabalewa University Bauchi, University of Maiduguri and Federal University Wukari Thereafter, stratified sampling method was used to select four faculties common to all the universities, namely faculty of Education, Science, Agriculture and Social science. The data collected were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results of the study ...
There is no doubt that technological advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation greatl... more There is no doubt that technological advances in agriculture, industry, and transportation greatly improved man’s way of life. However, these activities, while providing the raw materials for production of goods and services have also resulted in pollution of land, atmosphere, vegetation and rivers (Okojie, 1991). As in most other countries of the world, the Nigerian environment today presents a grim litany of woes. Every
With the growing recognition of the potentials of web 2.0 tools, a lot of academic libraries are ... more With the growing recognition of the potentials of web 2.0 tools, a lot of academic libraries are adopting the technologies and investing heavily in training programs for their staff in order to improve their operations. This study investigated the use of web 2.0 tools and services by the library professionals in Lagos State tertiary institution libraries. Review of the literature was carried out on the availability of use, purpose of use, extent of use, and competency level required for the use of web 2.0 tools in tertiary institution libraries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Challenges and solutions were also proffered. The findings revealed that web 2.0 tools have great potentials for library service provision although they are a relatively new concept. The uses of web 2.0 tools were mostly for communication, research, collaboration, and leisure purposes; however, the extent of the use for service delivery was about average. This indicated that web tools were not sufficiently and efficie...
This paper contributes to the dearth of literature on libraries' Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppor... more This paper contributes to the dearth of literature on libraries' Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis in Nigeria. Specifically, it evaluated SWOT analysis of five university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria in the areas of funding, governance and administration. A case study approach was used. Information was obtained from the University Librarians (UL) via oral interview. Inadequate funding was a revealed threat. Tetfund intervention is the major opportunity leveraged on for university libraries' funding but it is not extended to private institutions. Findings on SWOTs of university libraries and administration revealed little or no weaknesses in the areas considered. In terms of strengths, four of the five ULs are principal officers of their universities. ULs are knowledgeable, qualified and experienced professionals as required by Association of University Librarians of Nigerian Universities (AULNU) and Librarians Registration Council of Nigeri...
The contribution of land conservation practices to environmental conservation and sustainable dev... more The contribution of land conservation practices to environmental conservation and sustainable development in food production is pertinent and important to policy formulation. This paper assessed the information sources as well as the attitude of farmers’ towards Sustainable Land Conservation Practices (SLCP) in Ogun State, Nigeria. The data for the study was obtained from 388 farmers selected across 10 local government areas of Ogun state using the multi-stage sampling technique. Information collected included farmers’ socio-economic and institutional characteristics, attitudinal variables and specific SLCPs used. The SLCPs studied included Structural and Mechanical Erosion Control (SMEC), Agronomic Practices (AP), Cultivation Practices (CP) and Soil Management Practices (SMP). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive result showed that respondents had an average of 9 years of formal education, 54% participated in Community Based Organizations...
GLOBAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2020
This study investigated work environment and performance of employees in University libraries in ... more This study investigated work environment and performance of employees in University libraries in Southern Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study while questionnaire was used as the major instrument of data collection. Total enumeration was used to survey all the librarians spread across the 38 public universities in Southern Nigeria. High levels of both contextual and tasks performance were established among the employees in the university libraries surveyed. The study also established a positive significant relationship between work environment and the performance of the university employees. Though the study revealed a significant combined influence of work environment indicators on both task and contextual performance of the university library employees, only occupational safety, work load and health safety were found to have relative influence on task performance while physical environment was the only work environment indicator that has significant influe...
International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations, 2020
Employee performance plays a pivotal role in the attainment of organizational success, especially... more Employee performance plays a pivotal role in the attainment of organizational success, especially, in the Nigerian banking industry, due to its high level of dynamism and competition. However, the joint effect between knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring, and motivation on employee performance seems not to have been given attention in the literature. In view of this, this study investigated the interaction between knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring and motivation on employee performance in new generation banks in Lagos, Nigeria. The population comprised 8,334 employees from six new generation banks that are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Stratified sampling technique was used to select 1,628 employees. Findings revealed that knowledge sharing behavior, mentoring and motivation jointly influenced employee performance in the selected new generation banks in Lagos, Nigeria. However, in terms of relative contribution to employee performance, motivation made a higher co...
Communicate: Journal of Library and Information Science, 2011
The global transition to the information and knowledge society requires that every country contri... more The global transition to the information and knowledge society requires that every country contribute its local content to the burgeoning global information infrastructure. African states and the African continent as a whole have much to offer in form of indigenous knowledge and scholarly research. However, it has been very difficult to ascertain the continent’s contribution as most the intellectual content that originates from the continent is barely accessible to Africans not to talk of the global community. This paper presents digital repositories and open access system as viable options for Africa to mainstream her local content to the global information infrastructure. The paper further stressed the critical role of library and information centres in achieving this goal. KEYWORDS : Africa – Local Content Digital Repositories – Global Information Infrastructure Libraries – Open Access System
The use of food product information is a globally acknowledged food safety measure. This study su... more The use of food product information is a globally acknowledged food safety measure. This study surveyed the use of food product information as a determinant of consumption of packaged foods among 561 female academic and non-academic staff of eight state universities in Nigeria using the multi-stage random sampling technique. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistic and binary logistic regression. The findings showed that the use of food product information is a determinant of consumption of packaged foods among the respondents; however, the majority based their consumption decisions on the availability of a National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) registration number. The study concludes that female workers in Nigerian state universities are not taking full advantage of all the food product information available on packaged foods and therefore recommends that NAFDAC intensifies awareness campaigns on the importance of using all food product information available...
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