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    Utilization of ICT Facilities for Effective Library Services in the Nigerian Law School library Bwari, Abuja
    (University of Ibadan, 2021) Uno, C.A.; Udoudoh, S.J.; Salubuyi, M.A.; Saidu, A.A.; Muhammad, A.,
    nformation Communication Technology (ICT) refers to technologies that provide access to information through telecommunications. It covers products that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form, examples of such include; personal computers, digital television and robots. On a broader level, this also includes the internet, intranet, email, cell phones, and other communication mediums. This study examined the Utilization of ICT facilities for effective library services, a case study of the Nigerian Law School Library. The study adopted survey research design to gather relevant data for the study. A total of 32 respondent participated in the study. Findings revealed that majority of the staff of the Nigerian Law School library are computer literate including also the students that utilize the library. The findings of the study showed that staff and students who made use of the library possessed good level of computer literacy and skills to use the library. The study recommended that qualified IT skill personnel should be employed to provide constant services and supervision of the operations of ICT facilities and effective maintenance or a better utilization by all patrons of the library. The study concluded that remediation of IT skills, training opportunity for both staff and users should be instituted.
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    Populating Institutional Repositories in Nigeria using Research Data: Challenges and Prospect
    (Embracing Innovation in the Changing World of Information and Libraries, 2024) Abduldayan, F. J.; Abduldayan, A. H.; Abubakar, N. U.
    Institutional Repositories (IR) are the storehouse of knowledge and intellectual outputs emanating from a research institution. The contents vary from journal articles, conference proceedings, inaugural lectures, theses and dissertations, and research data (datasets). Research data is any information that has been collected, observed, generated, or created to validate original research findings. This study explored the prospects and challenges of depositing research data in the IR focusing on university libraries in the five federal universities of technology in Nigeria, namely: Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMIN), Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (MAUTECH), and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU). Four (4) research questions were formulated while qualitative data was collected from the five University Librarians using interview guides. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, and findings revealed that four FUTs have an existing IR, although there is low upload of research data on the repository. Librarians have the required skills to offer research data management services, even though the service is yet to be deployed to researchers in the university community. Recommendations include the need for continuous advocacy by the library on research data management and policy formulation by the university management to encourage the need for depositing research data in the Institutional Repository.