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    Availability, sufficiency and use of school library resources by students: a case study of Police Secondary School Library, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
    (The Nigerian School Library Association., 2018-10-29) Mohammed Saba Adamu, J. Joel Kolo, Alice Adebisi & Fati Abubakar
    This study investigated the availability, sufficiency and use of library resources by secondary school students in Police Secondary School (PSS) Minna Library. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research method. The population of the study consisted of Senior Secondary two (SS2) and Senior Secondary three (SS3). A total of eighty (80) copies of the questionnaire were distributed and seventy-seven (77) were returned and used. The instruments used for data collection were observation checklist containing items on availability of information resources and questionnaire containing items on sufficiency and use of information resources by students; factors militating against the use of information and strategies to enhance use of information resources. Data collected were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Findings showed that computer assisted instructional resources were not available and as such could not be determined whether sufficient or not, only few students make effective use of school library. The study recommended that computer assisted instructional resources should be acquire in the school library to enhance effective use of information resources in the school library.
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    An Overview of Users Information Seeking Behaviour on Online Resources
    (International Journal of Organization of Scientific Research Community of Researcher, 2014-02) Esew, Micheal; Makarfi, Aisha; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; JImada, Aisha
    This paper discuses online information seeking behavior of students for sustainable education among students of higher learning institutions. Online information seeking behavior is a relatively new phenomenon. However, it is the active process of obtaining data from the Web. Libraries and Universities are continuously adapting and seeking effective ways to respond to the fundamental and interconnected missions of research, teaching and community service, and that is why some have embraced the use of the Internet in service delivery. On the other hand, this study is more concerned with maximizing usage of this resource by students in fulfilling their primary aim of research and reaching out to these resources on the Internet using the requisite navigational skills. The paper says the Internet offers widespread access to electronic resources and also has the advantages of interactivity, and information tailoring. It also agrees that access is inequitable and use is hindered by navigational challenges due to numerous factors e.g. disorganization, technical language and lack of permanence. Meager information evaluation skills add to students' vulnerability. The paper highlights some information seeking models to assist students in their search for information on the Internet. Also it highlights the role of the library in the information seeking process of students. The paper concludes that though Information and communication technologies are being put in place for use by students, they must possess the requisite skill to use them appropriately.
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    Utilization of Internet as a Communication Media among Postgraduate Students of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.
    (International Organization of Scientific Research Community of Researcher, 2014-06) Suleiman, Hussaini; Abdulrahim, Abdulfatah; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jimoh, Amina; Musa, Hayatu Muhammad
    This research work was carried out to determine the Utilization of Internet as a Communication Media among Postgraduate Students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The population of the study is the postgraduate students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Survey method of the research and stratified random sampling was used for the study to select 550 postgraduate students for the study. However, 502 respondents responded to the questionnaires distributed. The data was presented and analyzed in tables and percentages. The research discovered that majority of the postgraduate students use internet services for their academic programs. It also reveals that utilization of internet has positive impact on postgraduate students and also has influenced the accessibility of online information usage of postgraduate students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. This implies that most of the postgraduate students are internet users.
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    The Fate of Intermediary Library Staff in the Era of ICTs in Nigerian context
    (National Association of Library and Information Science Educators (NALISE), 2014-04-21) Abdulkarim, Murjanatu; Ukashatu, Hamza; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa
    The paper explained how the traditional or analogue libraries have transformed into a digital library with the advent of information and communication technologies (ICTS). The concept of ICT based on libraries were highlighted as electronic library, virtual library, digital library, community library, library without walls, the library of the future etc, ICT facilities available for the library and information center were also provided such as computers, printers, email, UPS, CDROMs, Scanners, Printers, Satellites, Internet, Intranet, connectivity, V-SAT, online databases, Websites, etc and the advantage of using them were highlighted such as provision of remote access information to users and access to unlimited information from different source. Challenges of ICT in the library were also highlighted such as; lack of adequately trained manpower in the use of IT. The service provided by library and information with ICT was also provided such as remote enquiry services, interactive services, catalog on web, the services of the intermediates or paraprofessional staff may not be undermined, because they are also very important in the modern-day library. They assist the professional staff in the library such as register users online, transform the physical form of catalog into the online public access catalogue (OPAC), answering users queries online, charging and discharging and giving online literacy instructions to users as part of digital reference service. Also, the paper concludes that, intermediary library staff must acquire all the requisite skill through training and retraining for capacity building in the area of ICTs in the library.
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    Social Media and the Library
    (Kashim Ibrahim Library, A.B.U. Zaria. Nigeria, 2011-06-14) Goshie, Rhoda
    This paper discusses the concept of social media, types of social media which includes twitter, facebook, digg e.t.c. It also describes the areas in which social media can be used in the library such as reference and instant messages such as e-mails, and the types of social media tools used in the library which includes wiki, chatzy and doodle e.t.c.. The paper also talked about the voices for the library which includes the provision of a place where anyone who loves and values the libraries resources and can share their experiences about information gotten from the library collections. It also gives the challenges faced by using the social media such as inadequate technical know-how to manned the internet connectivity to a huge demographic community which researches are acquired from other libraries therefore the paper recommended and concludes by creating awareness for this media.
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    Application of ICT in Digital Preservation Strategies in Academic Libraries
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Collaboration with Kwara State University, 2015-09-13) Jimada, Aisha; Esew, Micheal; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jimoh, Amina; Abdullahi Mahadi, Bilkisu
    Facilitating teaching, learning and research is the major role of academic libraries, to do so effectively libraries rely on documented information resources born either as print or digital. The paper highlighted the various strategies employed by academic libraries in digital preservation of their scholarly publications by the application of the appropriate information and communication technologies. Identified strategies for digital preservation by academic libraries as highlighted by this paper include the followings, investment strategies,short-time and long-time strategies. The study identified the re-use of ICT, especially the software component play a vital role in the digitization and preservation of scholarly publications. The paper went further to highlight the technical know-how and the ICT requirements in the digitization and preservation of scholarly publications which includes among others, identifying the items to be digitized, pulling them into loose sheets and digitize, ICT requirements highlighted includes scanners, digital cameras, use of Abbyyfine reader and uploading the items to Dspace. In conclusion, digitization and preservation of scholarly publications has to deal not only with the maintenance of files but also ways of keeping them accessible bearing in mind the current trends in technology