KENNETH DIKE LIBRARY
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Item Effect of technology and musical sound on concentration in individualized learning: a study of covenant university students(European Scientifc Institute, 2012-04) Iroaganachi, M. A.This study assessed technological advancement and identified the effect of musical sound on concentration in individual learning in the library among Covenant University students. This was with a view to providing valuable data for Government, University management and policy makers, instructors and teachers of the use of library and comportment and parents to guide in developing Educational programs, in order to arrest the current problem of educational decadence. The Descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in choosing the study population. Three hundred and sixty copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents. Also data were collected through the focus group discussion, oral interview, experiment on comprehension test and existing comparative literature. It was revealed that majority of students who come to the library wearing mini earpieces actually listen to music. Also findings from the study showed that it is extremely difficult to listen to music and concentrate on a learning material simultaneously. Finally, the study revealed that the result of listening to music and learning at same time is a loss of concentration on one of the activities and poor academic performance. Therefore, the study recommends among others that students should learn to engage in one activity per time, in order to maximize the time and effort they put into individual learning which is part of the reason for which they are in school and that government, University management and policy makers should promulgate a law against the use of earpieces in the library and other learning environments while instructors, teachers, librarians and Para- librarians ensure the effective implementation of same thereby, creating veritable learning environments for the world’s future leaders and great minds.Item Values and impacts as precursors for measuring library returns on investment: the case of Covenant University Library in South-West Nigeria(2019-06) Iroaganachi, M. A.; Fagbohun, M.; Osinulu, I.; Asaolu, A.; Madu, T.The study assessed values and impacts as precursors for measuring library returns on investment at Covenant University. This was with the aim of determining the extent to which users visit the library, the extent of staff familiarity with library users’ services, the level of impact of the library on the clientele, institution and community as well as preferred means of communication for both students and staff. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of librarians and academic Staff. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 437 academic Staff and 18 professional librarians. Instruments for data collection included questionnaire, institution/library records and reports. The data was analysed using frequencies and percentages while cross tabulation of variables was used for descriptive statistics as well as Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Findings revealed among others that the library is highly patronized and there is a great impact of the library on its users and community. It concluded that Covenant University library users value the services provided by the library as both print and digital resources were heavily used, there was frequent usage of the physical library and online digital resources. The study recommended that the librarians should be more proactive and continuously engage in promoting the use of library resources, maintain relationship with the library users, engage in orientation and re-orientation for faculty, staff and students, appraise and measure library operations often for informed decisions on enhanced service deliveryItem The impact of social media on library and information studies students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria(Net Journals, 2018-07) Okoroma, F. N.; Okafor, I. A.The significance of social media in the teaching and learning process cannot be overemphasized. However the excessive use of the same can result into inefficiency and poor academic performance. The study examines the impact of social media (SM) on Library and Information Studies students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Questionnaire was used for data collection. 100 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the librarians in training at the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan. 99 copies were filled and returned, given a response rate of 99%. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that Whatsapp was the most preferred social media platform used more frequently by the LIS undergraduates. Majority of the students make use of SM more for other activities than academics, they spend 7 hours each day on the SM on general activities other than course work as against 5 hours spent each day for course work on the media, and as a result this undoubtedly affects their performanceItem The influence of cyberloafing on library and information studies students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria(Scienceweb Publishing, 2018-07) Okoroma, F. N.; Okafor, I. A.The internet plays a vital role in the teaching and learning processes. However, the uncontrolled excessive use of these technologies by students results to several problems such as cyber loafing. This work examines the influence of cyber loafing on teaching and learning processes of students of Library and Information Studies (LIS) at the University of Ibadan (UI), Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research as the method. The questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. 100 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the librarians in training at the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of Ibadan. 99 copies were filled and returned, given a response rate of 99%. Data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that majority of the students engage in cyberloafing and they spend an average of 5½ hours each day in cyberloafing. Whatsapp and Facebook were the major platforms that the students use to engage in cyberloafing. The students were not satisfied with their academic performance, due to the fact that cyberloafing makes them to procrastinate in their studies.Item Effects of cognitive ability, accessibility and utilisation of library information resources on administrative effectiveness of senior officers in local government areas in Ibadan metropolis(Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan., 2019-03) Abomoge, S. O.; Olusegun, A. S.; Ajibona, H. F.; Oluwatola, K. I.The main objective of the study is to investigate the effects of cognitive ability, accessibility and utilisation of library information resources on administrative effectiveness of senior officers in local governments in Ibadan metropolis. Total enumeration was used for the study because of the small size of the population of the senior officers in eleven local government areas in Ibadan metropolis. A total sample size of 234 was used. The questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed using frequency distribution and regression analysis run on Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS).The findings revealed that respondents generally have access to information resources.Larger proportion of the senior officers 161(73.2%) affirmed that local government authority organised training programme for effective administration. The most potent factors was types of information utilized (a = .484, p<0.05) followed by accessibility to information (a = 0.302, p<05), cognitive ability of Senior Officer ((a = 0.19, p < 0.05) and sources of information utilization (a= 0.086, p < 0.05). Correlation between administrative effectiveness of senior officers is also significant (r = 0.52, p < 0.05) while limited number of computers 115(52.3%), poor power supply 125(56.8%), unavailability of resource 136(61.8%) and lack of funds 102(46.4%>) were the major problems hindering administrative effectiveness.The study concluded that library and information professionals should know more about how senior officers in local government make use of information resources for effective administration and to guide the provision of information services in local governments.Item An evaluation of library resources, services and use of Kogi state university, Ayigba, library(Nigerian Library Association, Kwara State Chapter, 2013) Kutu, J. O.; Adesanya, O. O.This research evaluated the library resources, service and use of Kogi State University Library. Ayigba. The main objective of the research is to find out the varieties of learning resources available: services rendered: and how effectively they are being utilized by the students and staff The survey research design was adopted with the questionnaire serving as the main instrument for data collection. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents were randomly selected from the students and staff but ninety-five of them responded. Descriptive statistical methods were used in analyzing the data generated. The finding identifies some of the problems of academic libraries to include outdated books, inadequate space, noisy environment, and lack of automation of libraries resources. Also the libraries were not adequately staffed.