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    Ethical issues in information resources utilisation: the copyright situation in Nigerian universities
    (2021) Odunlade, R.O; Adedokun, T.O.; Ojo, J.O.
    This study investigates ethical issues involved in utilising information resources in Nigerian universities with a focus on application of Copyright law. Survey method was adopted in carrying out this research. Structured questionnaire was employed to obtain data from respondents across three federal universities in Nigeria. Data were analysed using counts, frequencies, percentages and inferential statistics. Findings revealed non-compliance to Copyrights law in Nigerian Universities. However, lack of awareness of the law especially the concepts of fair use and plagiarism, little or no knowledge of how to apply the law, lack of penalty for violators and non- enforcement are major reasons for infringement. The study recommends that to increase awareness and knowledge of application, teaching of copyright law should be embedded in university curriculum as a compulsory course at all levels. Also, plagiarism check software should be made available in universities at no cost and copyright committee should be constituted in each university across the nation to ensure enforcement of the law. Lastly, Librarians working in academic libraries should be conversant with the copyright law and its applications so as to guide library users in the use of what is fair and otherwise. This will make the job the of policy maker (Nigeria Copyrights Council) more effective.
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    An exploratory study on institutional repository, social networking, and bibliographic databases of scholarly communication in Nigeria's academic landscape
    (Taylor & Francis, 2019) Okiki, C.O.; Odunlade, R.O
    This study seeks to explore institutional repository, social networking, and bibliographic databases of scholarly communication in Nigeria. Six institutional repositories (IR) were selected and five leading authors had their works manually crosschecked in two citation indexes and self-archived in social networking sites. The results reveal that faculty members have embraced self-archive on academic social network platforms, while their records in the IR do not reflect this. The study recommends Universities' management to implore academics to self-archive their publications into their IR, while the libraries too could search bibliographic databases and social network sites to update their respective IR platforms.
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    Effects of Fake News and Propaganda on Management of Information on Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
    (2021) Odunlade, R.O; Ojo, J.O.; Agbo, N.A.
    This study measured the effects of fake news and propaganda on managing information on COVID-19 among the Nigerian citizenry. This study examined sources of information on COVID-19 available to the people, evaluated reasons behind spreading fake news, examined how fake news has affected the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, established the consequences of fake news on managing COVID-19 pandemic and as well identified ways to contain fake news at a time like this in Nigeria.It is a survey with a sample size of 375 participants selected using simple random technique. Instrument of data gathering was questionnaire widely distributed in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria using Survey monkey. Data was analysed using frequencies, counts and percentages, tables and charts. Findings revealed that people rely more on radio, television, and social media for information on COVID-19. Fake news is spread by people mostly for political reasons and intention to cause panic. In Nigeria, fake news has led to disbelief of the existence of the virus thereby leading to violation of precautionary measures among the citizenry and lack of trust in the government. Concerted effort on the part of the government is required to give public enlightenment on the danger of fake news. Also, directorate of anti-fake news should be established to censor and reprimand sources of fake news. People should always check source of information to confirm its credibility and be weary of sharing unconfirmed information especially on the social media.
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    Professional development as a correlate of job performance of librarians in the state polythecnics in North central Nigeria
    (Library Philosophy and practice, 2021) Agbo, N.A.; Odunlade, R.O; Ojo, J.O.
    The study correlated professional development and job performance of librarians in the State Polytechnics in North Central, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational survey with the population of 32 which comprised of the librarians in the State owned Polytechnics in North Central, Nigeria. The entire population was studied. The study adopted structured questionnaire and the data collected were analyzed using frequency, mean and standard deviation with the aid of SPSS version 23. The study revealed that, major professional development programmes provided to librarians in State Polytechnic in North Central, Nigeria are on-the job training, professional conferences, in-service training, professional workshops and continuing education. Others are Induction, Orientation, and Off-the-job training. The job performance of professional librarians is high. professional development has positive impact on the job performance of librarians in the State Polytechnics in North Central, Nigeria. The major challenges of providing professional development programmes to improve job performance of librarians in the State Polytechnics in North Central, Nigeria are, Inadequate funding to support career development, Lack of technological know-how or skills, Lack of personnel management policy, and Inadequate infrastructural facilities. On the other hand, poor organizational climate in the library, reluctance by the management to train staff, lack of complete senior management support as the major challenges affecting the provision of professional development programmes to improve job performance of librarians in the State Polytechnics in North Central, Nigeria. The study recommended that, polytechnic libraries’ management should liaise with their parent institutions to provide adequate fund for professional development, endeavour to sponsor their librarians to both national and international conference, workshops and seminars, among others.
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    Evaluation of the Processes and Procedures of University Accreditation: Putting the University Academic Ranking in Perspective
    ( IGI Global book series Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD), 2023) Durodolu, O.O.; Okiki, O.C.
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the activities surrounding university accreditation in Nigerian Universities. The Nigeria National Universities Commission developed a benchmark minimum academic standards (BMAS) requirement to ensure conformity with minimum standards and to promote quality and ascertain the standard of the courses thought in terms of information resources, quality of personnel, and teaching environment, so that university products (students) can meet the demand of the ever- changing labour market. Accreditation aims to guarantee that the higher institution delivers satisfactory to these three cardinal goals. University library plays an important role in the accreditation process of any program, and without well-equipped library services and resources, hardly any program will sail through the accreditation process.