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Advancing Educational Development through Information and Communication Technology in Nigeria
(2017) Folorunso, O. O.
Availability and Utilisation of Library-based Online Resources for Learning Activities by Undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(University of Ibadan, 2019) Folorunso, O. O.; Ohwofasa, F.
Library-based online resources are important due to their enormous benefits to students and university libraries. In particular, they offer students the opportunity to access current and relevant information from different subject areas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the availability and use of these resources for learning activities by undergraduates of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the population consisted of 12,173 full-time undergraduates. Stratified, proportionate, random sampling techniques were used, with a sampling fraction of 2.5%, to obtain a sample size of 303 students. The data collection instrument was the questionnaire titled “Availability and Utilization of Library-Based Online Resources For Learning Activities By Undergraduates (AULORLAU)” and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics consisting of frequency, tables and percentages for the research questions, while Pearson Moment Correlation was used to analyse the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that electronic journals were the most available (mean=2.9) and frequently (mean=3.3) used Library based online resources among the undergraduates and ‘assignment’ was the main purpose for which they used these resources, while poor internet connectivity was their greatest challenge. There was significant relationship between availability of the resources and their utilization by the students (r=0.197; p<.05). Library-based online resources enhanced students’ learning in all academic disciplines, as the resources provided lecturers and students alike with vast quantities of information in an easily accessible non-sequential format. The study therefore recommended, among others, that university administrators and library management should make efforts to improve on bandwidth and enhance connectivity within the library premises so as to enable students have easy access to the Internet.
Capacity building of health professionals in an e-health environment
(National association for academic excellence and development, 2014) Folorunso, O. O.; Ogunleye, F.
Practicing in an electronic environment requires health professionals to be innovative, creative and be responsive to the needs and presenting situations of healthcare industry. E-health environment has posed lots of challenges to healthcare professionals and to the entire healthcare industry and hence the need for capacity building to sustain the developmental changes. The present study was a descriptive study of capacity building of health professionals in an electronic health environment. Some of the objectives of the study are to examine the Information Technology (IT) skills and knowledge of health professionals about e-health environment at the primary healthcare; to assess the awareness and extent of use of e-health among the professionals and to identify the training needs of health professionals in an e-health environment. The objectives were accomplished through semi-structured questionnaire administered to stratified, randomly selected health professionals from the study population at the level of primary healthcare in Osun State, Nigeria. The findings revealed that IT skills and knowledge of health professionals at this level of healthcare is on the average. The awareness and use of e-health is generally limited among the health professionals. Capacity building of health professionals in respect to e-health is very low. Training and retraining of health professionals were strongly advocated in coping with developmental changes. Overall, on the basis of the findings, conclusions were drawn and recommendations suggesting way forward were made.
Communication skills of medical doctors in Nigeria
(ASR Research India, 2020) Folorunso, O. O.
Previous studies have reported communication problems between doctors and patients in clinical practice, and several barriers to effective doctor-patient communication. This study, therefore, was designed to determine the quality (good, fair or poor) and types of doctors’ communication skills, and challenges to doctor-patient communication in the country. The survey design was adopted and a multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select a sample size of 668 medical doctors. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while the qualitative data were content-analyzed. Results showed that, among others, “active listening” was the predominant skill exhibited by medical doctors. The quality of the doctors’ communication skills was found to be “good.” However, the greatest challenge to doctor-patient communication was “patient deficiencies in literacy, language proficiency and education.”It is recommended that despite the challenges doctors should strive to maintain good communication by respecting patients’ rights and autonomy and promote patient understanding.
Computer Self- Efficacy and Use of Cloud Computing for Personal Information Management among Undergraduate Students in a Nigerian University
(Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, 2024) Oyeleye, S. F.; Agboola, I. O.; Folorunso, O. O.
This study investigated self-efficacy and use of cloud computing for personal information management among undergraduate students in Nigerian university. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of all undergraduates in University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted a multistage sampling technique. The sample size for this study was 173 undergraduates. A structured questionnaire was the research instrument used for this study. Results was analysed using percentages, Mean and Standard Deviation. Findings revealed that the level of computer self-efficacy of undergraduates was very high (Mean=3.33). It was also revealed that most of the respondents 157 (91.3%) indicated to have used Google cloud platform (Gmail. Google Docs, Google Drive e.t.c), Furthermore, it was revealed that majority of the respondents, 113 (65.7%) were daily users of Google cloud. It was revealed that majority of the respondents agreed that slow data entry and slow downloading in database format rated as major challenge of the use of cloud computing for personal information management by the undergraduates. The study concluded that the use of cloud computing for personal information management by undergraduates is not only important for the building of their academic activities, but could also add value to their social relationship if deployed properly. It is therefore recommended that they should expand their scope beyond Google cloud platform in which majority of them are used to.
Cyber loafing and innovative work behavior as predictors of perceived job performance: a Nigerian study
(University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 2024) Folorunso, O. O.; Okeile, R.
Previous studies on Perceived Job Performance (PJP) have focussed almost entirely on organizational settings different from the library. Furthermore, the studies did not investigate how the pertinent variables of Cyber Loafing (CL) and Innovative Work Behavior (IWB) predict PJP of the organizational workers. This study, therefore, was designed to examine CL and IWB as predictors of PJP of the personnel of some university libraries in Nigeria. Theories of Reasoned Action and Job Performance anchored the study, while the survey design of correlational type was adopted. The study population comprised the 96 professional librarians and 95 library officers in the 12 university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria, giving a total of 191 library personnel. Total enumeration method was used to capture the entire library personnel. The instruments used were CL (α=0.71), IWB (α=0.78), and PJP (α=0.78) scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The perceived job performance of the library personnel was average; the major reasons for which they engaged in cyber loafing bothered on their professional development, while their innovative work behavior was fair. The CL (r=0.32) and IWB (r=0.21) had significant relationships with PJP. The CL and IWB jointly predicted PJP (F(2;156)=10.54; Adj.R2=0.108), accounting for 11.0% of its variance. The CL (β=0.26) and IWB (β=0.13) relatively contributed to PJP. Cyber loafing and innovative work behavior influenced library personnel’s job performance in universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. These factors should be considered for improved job performance among library personnel in universities.
Demographic Characteristics, Computer Self-efficacy and Internet Use by Undergraduates of Two Universities in South-west, Nigeria
(Scientific & Academic, 2021) Balogun, N.; Folorunso, O. O.
The study examined demographic characteristics (age, gender, discipline, level of study) and Computer Self-efficacy (CS) as predictors of Internet Use (IU) by undergraduates of two universities in South-west, Nigeria. The survey design of correlational type was adopted, while the multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select a sample of 319 students. The instruments used were CS (α=0.76) and IU (α=0.71) scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. Undergraduates’ ages were mostly 21-25 years (49.3%), and 52.2% were male. They were mostly in 300 level-of-study (43.3%), with 37.4% being in the Science discipline. The most frequent useof the Internet was ‘online chatting’ ( =4.24), compared to the threshold mean value ( =3.00), while the greatest challenge was ‘high cost of the Internet Service Provider’ ( =3.16), compared to the threshold mean value ( =2.50). The level of computer self-efficacy was high, and CS (r=0.33) had significant relationship with IU. Demographic characteristics jointly predicted IU (F(4;269)=1.21; Adj.R2 =0.03), accounting for 3.0% of its variance. Demographic characteristics and CS jointly predicted IU (F(5;269)=8.36; Adj.R2 =0.12), accounting for 12.0% of its variance. Demographic characteristics and computer self-efficacy of undergraduates influenced their use of the Internet in south-west, Nigeria. These factors should be considered for improved use of the Internet among university students in the country.
ICT and Development.
(University Press., 2017) Folorunso, O. O.
Influence of Demographic Factors on Information-Seeking Behaviour of Medical Doctors in Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020) Folorunso, O. O.; Abioye, A. A.
Information-seeking Behaviour (IB) of medical doctors is crucial to satisfying information needs relating to patients’ treatment and improvement of healthcare service delivery. Previous studies on doctors’ IB have focused largely on information sources and utilisation without consideration for factors predicting their IB; particularly Doctors’ Demographic Factors (DDF). This study, therefore, was designed to determine DDF (age, gender, marital status, specialty and medical job experience) as predictors of medical doctors’ IB in teaching hospitals in Nigeria. The survey design of correlational type was adopted and multi-stage procedure was used. Six teaching hospitals across five geo-political zones in Nigeria were randomly selected, excluding the North-east zone for safety reasons, while 13 medical specialties common to the hospitals were purposively selected. Five out of the 13 specialties were randomly selected and 20% of medical doctors in each of the selected specialties from each of the six hospitals were selected using the proportionate sampling technique, making a total of 668 medical doctors. The instruments used were DDF (α=0.73) and IB (α=0.69) scales and a structured interview was held with six highly experienced medical doctors, one representing each hospital. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and regression at 0.05 level of significance, while the qualitative data were content-analysed. Medical doctors’ age was 34.30 ± 3.60 years, and 61.6% were male. They were mostly married (66.3%) with 51.0% having 5-14 years of medical job experience. Their specialties were obstetrics and gynecology (24.6%), ophthalmology (23.4%), otolaryngology (21.1%), medicine (19.5%) and surgery (11.4%). The doctors’ specialty (r=-0.10), age (r=-0.10), gender (r=-0.11), job experience (r=0.06) had significant relationships with IB, while marital status did not. Specialty (β=0.15), age (β=0.06), job experience (β=0.04), gender (β=0.01) and marital status (β=0.01) relatively contributed to IB. Doctors’ specialty, age, gender and job experience influenced their information-seeking behaviour in teaching hospitals in Nigeria. These factors should be considered for improved information-seeking behaviour among medical doctors in teaching hospitals.
Influence of Library Environment and User Education on Undergraduates’ Use of Library at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(Scientific Research, 2016) Folorunso, O. O.; Njoku, E.
The study investigated the influence of library environment and user education on undergraduates’ use of the University central library at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.The study adopted the survey research design and the population consisted of 18,034 regular undergraduates in ten faculties from which a sample size of 360 respondents was selected using the proportionate, random sampling technique. The research instrument used for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire while data was analysed using frequency distribution, percentages, mean and standard deviation together with regression and correlation analysis.The finding of the study revealed that library environment at the University of Ibadan was characterised by good library building (mean=3.75), seating arrangement (mean=3.59), availability of information resources (mean=3.54), and fair electricity supply while there was poor Internet connectivity and Wi-Fi within and outside the library (mean=2.39). Methods of delivering user education were library orientation for new students (64.3%) and use of library course (53.4%) with guided library tour. Most undergraduates used the library daily or weekly in order to study and read for examinations. However, inadequate technological facilities to use for electronic sources (mean=2.65), and poor network/internet connectivity to access electronic databases were some of the major challenges of using the University library. study found a significant relationship between the independent variables (library environment and user education) and the dependent variable (use of library) (r = .342, N= 322, P < .01); while both library environment and user education jointly and independently contributed to the use of library among the undergraduates. programmes given more priority in the University library in order to sensitise more students and draw their attention to the available resources and services while the environment of the University library (both 289internal and external) should be made more conducive to always attract the users to the library.
Information and Communication Technology Skills of Undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(University Of Nebraska-Lincolin Libraries, 2020) Folorunso, O. O.
As a result of the rapidly increasing permeation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the education sector, ICT skills have become essential for students in ensuring efficacy in the utilization of this technology. Abilities to operate the computer, and use the software and the Internet, efficiently, are essential sets of ICT skills relevant for students to be successful in all areas of the academic landscape. This study, therefore, was designed to examine the ICT skills of undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted, while a two-stage sampling procedure was used to select a sample of 328 students. The instruments used were: Undergraduates’ Skills to Operate the Computer (USOC) (α=0.78), Undergraduates’ Skills to Use the Internet (USUI) (α=0.72) and Undergraduates’ Skills to Use Software (USUS) (α=0.73) scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Compared to the threshold mean ( =2.50), the level of USOC was found to be high ( =3.55) and the greatest skill was the ‘ability to start up, log on, and shut down a computer’, while the level of USUI was also high ( =3.17), with the greatest skill of ‘ability to send an E-mail’. The USUS was at a low level ( =2.42) and the greatest skill was the ‘ability to use extended word processing features’. Overall, the undergraduates had a high level of ICT skills ( =3.19). The undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria had a high level of Information and Communication Technology skills. The university management and the students themselves should gear up efforts to sustain these skills to keep up with the rapid pace of development of Information and Communication Technologies.
Information Anxiety and Use of Social Media for Academic Activities by Undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2020) Folorunso, O. O.
Previous studies on Information Anxiety (IA) and Use of Social Media (UoSM) for academic activities have examined factors that influence each of these variables, but there is dearth of literature on influence of IA on UoSM among students, especially in Nigeria. This study, therefore, was designed to determine IA as predictor of UoSM for academic activities, among undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The survey design of correlational type was adopted, while a two-stage sampling procedure was used to select a sample of 165 students. The instruments used were IA (α=0.77) and UoSM (α=0.72) scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The most common academic activities for which the undergraduates use social media, were ‘private learning’ ( =3.40) and ‘information exchange with colleagues’ ( =3.34), against the threshold mean value ( =2.50). WhatsApp was the most frequently used social media ( =5.17), while the greatest challenge was ‘use of social media for academic activities is ambiguous’ (=2.52), compared to threshold mean values, =3.50 and =2.50 respectively. The level of information anxiety was low, and IA (r=0.15) did not have significant relationship with UoSM. Information anxiety was positively correlated to use of social media for academic activities by undergraduates of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Therefore, this factor and the challenges encountered by students in using the social media for academic activities, should be considered by university managements in the country.
Information Seeking Behaviour of Social Science Scholars: A Nigerian Case Study. Brazilian
(PostGraduate Program in Information Science, 2015) Folorunso, O. O.
Information-seeking behavior is one of the most important areas of user studies and a concept affected by many factors. Previous researches in these areas indicate that the information-seeking practices of scholars are dependent on their field of research, and vary from one discipline to another. This paper examines the information-seeking behavior of scholars in the social sciences, based on the premise that information-seeking behavior follows universally applicable stages and patterns worldwide. The study was conducted at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER). Fifty eight active social sciences scholars were interviewed via a questionnaire about their information sources for research and consultancy purposes, their preference for electronic or printed formats, their use of electronic or Internet resources, and how they meet or satisfy their information needs, among others. Results show that journals and books were the most preferred information sources, and a large majority of scholars “regularly” used electronic information resources for their research and consultancy needs. The findings of the study also demonstrate diverse usage patterns for electronic information resources among users of different academic ranks and age range. Based on the research findings, the author provides suggestions on how current information services and products can be improved to better serve the users. The author also makes recommendations for improving library services and technologies to better meet the information needs of social sciences scholars in general.
Information Technology for Productivity: The American Experience: A Review
(Industrial science centre, 2012) Folorunso, O. O.
This paper reviews the linkage between Information Technology (IT) and productivity revival in the U.S. economy in the 1990's and beyond. Several studies have clearly revealed that Information Technology can significantly contribute to productivity growth through the production and use of IT. It however remains a debate whether larger productivity growth accrues from IT use or its production. The paper also highlights the challenges encountered by analysts in measuring the contribution of IT to productivity growth. After year 2000, many analysts expected that labor productivity growth would slow down as IT investment retreated, but instead, it accelerated further over the years, albeit IT contribution was more than offset by several other factors.The paper concludes that the standard tools of growth analysis do not capture adequately the ways in which IT innovation and business process innovation are related. Further, there are risks that productivity growth could slow down in the near future. It is, however, certain that the effects of IT on productivity will appreciably spread to industrial countries beyond the United States, and there is no reason why IT should not play a similar role in such countries.
Information-seeking Behaviour of Medical Doctors in Nigeria
(Universit of Ibadan, 2024) Folorunso, O. O.
Information-seeking Behaviour (IB) of medical doctors is crucial to satisfying information needs relating to patients’ treatment and improvement of healthcare service delivery. Evidence has shown that most doctors rely solely on their existing knowledge and experience during consultations in providing medical care to patients. This trend often leads to medical errors that undermine the quality of healthcare. This study, therefore, was designed to examine medical doctors’ IB in teaching hospitals in Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted, and the multi-stage procedure was used. Six teaching hospitals across five geo-political zones in Nigeria were randomly selected, excluding the Northeast zone for safety reasons, while 13 medical specialities common to the hospitals were purposively selected. Five out of the 13 specialties were randomly selected and 20.0% of medical doctors in each of the selected specialties from each of the six hospitals were selected using the proportionate sampling technique, making a total of 668 medical doctors. The instrument used was the IB (α=0.69) scale, while the data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The majority (72.4%) usually sought further information during patients’ consultations from colleagues (39.5%) and textbooks/drug compendiums (32.9%). Time pressure, heavy patient load, distraction of doctor-patient communication, perceived patients’ anxiety and information ambiguity were reasons for which some doctors did not seek information. Beyond patients’ consultations, the preferred sources of medical information by the doctors were journals (31.4%) and textbooks (28.2%). Journals and textbooks were the leading sources of medical information considered most useful and thus preferred by doctors, and about one-third do not usually seek answers to their information needs during patient consultation. Therefore, the hospitals’ libraries should regularly alert users, in general, to available information sources and promote the values of library patronage among them. Hospitals’ management should also organise a series of brief, individualised training sessions on information-seeking for medical practitioners, to enhance their efficiency in seeking medical information.
Job rotation as predictor of job satisfaction of library personnel: a Nigerian study
(Department of Counselling and Human Development Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2021) Folorunso, O. O.; Olowoyeye, A. A.
Previous studies on Job Rotation (JR) and Job Satisfaction (JS) focused largely on organizational settings, different from the library. Moreover, such studies have mainly examined the two variables, independently. In Nigeria in particular, there is dearth of literature on the inter-relationships between these variables. This study, therefore, was designed to determine JR as a predictor of JS of library personnel in federal universities in south-west, Nigeria. The survey design of correlational type was adopted, while the total enumeration method was used to capture the entire 223 personnel. The instruments used were JR (α=0.79) and JS (α=0.81) scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The level of JS of the personnel was average ( =2.54), compared to the threshold mean value ( =2.50). The greatest satisfaction was that the personnel’s views about their job were being respected by the library management ( =3.19); however, they were least satisfied with their career progression ( =1.75), job training ( =1.84), work environment ( =1.93) and recognition of their special skills (=1.93). The largest claim about JR was that the personnel have been transferred to another section of the library more than once ( =3.33). Job rotation (r=0.02) did not have significant relationship with JS. Job satisfaction of library personnel in federal universities in south-west, Nigeria was average. Therefore, management should consider factors such as career progression, job training, work environment, and recognition of special skills, for improved job satisfaction of library personnel in federal universities.
Medical doctors’ communication skills and information- seeking behaviour in Nigeria
(University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2021) Folorunso, O. O.
Previous studies on medical doctors’ Information-seeking Behaviour (IB) have focused largely on information sources and utilization as well as factors that predict this behaviour without much consideration for how the Doctors’ Communication Skills (DCS) can also influence this behaviour. Moreover, convincing evidence on the relationship between DCS and Doctors’ IB is lacking in previous studies. This study, therefore, was designed to determine DCS as a predictor of medical doctors’ IB in Nigeria. The survey design was adopted and a multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select a sample size of 668 medical doctors. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while the qualitative data were content-analyzed. The majority of the doctors (72.4%) usually sought further information during patients’ consultations from colleagues (39.5%) and textbooks/drug compendiums (32.9%), while DCS (r=0.19) had a significant relationship with IB. Thus, the doctors’ communication skills were found to have influenced their information-seeking behaviour, hence these skills should be considered for improved information-seeking behaviour among medical doctors in the country.
Perception of External Control, Effort Expectancy and Use of Electronic Information Resources by Undergraduates in Selected Universities in Nigeria.
(University Libraries of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, 2023) Odelami, B.; Folorunso, O. O.; Igbinovia, M. O.
The study examined the relationship between external control, effort expectancy and use of EIRs among undergraduates in two selected universities in Oyo State, Nigeria. The survey research design of correlational type was adopted for this study across undergraduates in Ajayi Crowther University (N=1,619) and Lead City University (N=2,046), with a total population of 3,665. The study found that both independent variables of external control and effort expectancy had individual significant relationship with undergraduates’ use of EIRs. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between perception of external control and effort expectancy in the use of EIRs. Both independent variables when taken together significantly influence use of EIRs among the undergraduates. The study concludes that the level of EIRs use in the universities understudied will be a function of available control or facilitating condition and the ease in using these resources. Recommendations for the study were made according.
Self-Efficacy of Undergraduates on Use of WEB 2.0 Tools for learning in two Universities in South west, Nigeria
(International Institute of Academic Research and Development, 2016) Folorunso, O. O.; Olapade, T. C.; Awujoola, O. A.
"The study examines the self efficacy level of undergraduate on the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning in Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Ibadan. The study Use questionnaire to gather information on the various Web 2.0 tools available to undergraduate, the frequency of Web 2.0 use for learning among undergraduate, to identify the factors that promote the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning and the factors that militate against the use of Web 2.0 tools for learning among undergraduate. The findings of the study indicate that social networking, Google and wikis were the most available Web 2.0 tools for undergraduate. Majority of the undergraduate use these Web 2.0 tools for both personal and academic activities,- among the factors agreed upon to promoting the use of Web 2.0 were enhanced internet connectivity, adequate power supply, supportive hardware devices, and class assignment requiring the use of Web 2.0, low cost of internet bundles among others. However, factors like poor internet connectivity speed, inadequate power supply, high cost of hardware devices, high cost of internet bundles etc, were among the challenges to use of Web 2.0 by undergraduate. The study recommends that university management should encourage undergraduate students to use their self-efficacy by using web 2.0 for learning in their institution and that institution should provide factors that enhance the use of web 2.0 among undergraduates.
Social Media Use in Libraries: Current Trends, Challenges and Evolving Directions
(Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan,, 2019) Folorunso, O. O.