Papers by Samuel Olu Adeyoyin
Information Communication Technology (ICT) and national development: Librarians’ perspective
Library Progress (International), 2013
This paper reviews the bonds between the duo of information communication technology (ICT), and n... more This paper reviews the bonds between the duo of information communication technology (ICT), and national development. The omni-bus effects of ICT on national development are also appraised. The paper successfully established the relationship between ICT and national development as though individually recognized phenomenon but with the bond of inseparability. This paper also examines the place of modern library and information centres in strengthening the relationship, using library capacity building through ICT. The paper canvasses for sound economic, educational, information and communication technology policies coupled with the political will to implement them as springboards for setting the enormous resources available in the country at the front burner of national development and consequently turn the nation around in order to reap bountifully from the inevitable phenomena. The paper finally concludes that it is imperative for the nation Nigeria to harness its resources and dire...
Information and communication technology (ICT) literacy among the staff of Nigerian university libraries
Library Review, May 1, 2005
PurposeTo ascertain the levels of ICT literacy among library staff in a range of Nigerian librari... more PurposeTo ascertain the levels of ICT literacy among library staff in a range of Nigerian libraries.Design/methodology/approachA survey was conducted among the professionals, paraprofessionals and “other” members of staff of 18 Nigerian university libraries.FindingsAnalysis of the data showed that, on a self‐assessment basis, out of about 268 professional librarians, only 87 (approximately 32 per cent) were ICT‐literate, implying that the remaining 181 (approximately 68 per cent) of professional librarians were ICT‐illiterate. Of the 358 paraprofessionals in those libraries, only 28 (approximately 8 per cent) were ICT‐literate, while the vast majority, some 330 (approximately 92 per cent), were ICT‐illiterate. Of the 1,133 “other” staff members in the survey, a minimal 69 (6 per cent) staff were ICT‐literate, while 1,064 (approximately 94 per cent) were ICT‐illiterate.Research limitations/implicationsThe questionnaire basis of the investigation gives room for subjective distortions in assessment of levels of literacy; the investigation only considered two categories of skills, “literacy” and “illiteracy”, without gradations between these categories.Practical implicationsThe conclusion reached was that Nigerian university library professionals and paraprofessionals should acquire an enhanced level of ICT literacy: both staff training and an adequate ICT infrastructure were recommended.Originality/valueThe paper gives a representative overview of the attainment level of library staff in an important area of professional competence, and shows the importance of addressing the gap between the desired levels of ICT literacy and the actual levels.
Health workers' ICT literacy in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital
Information Technologist (The), 2010
This study investigated the ICT literacy among the health workers of Igbinedion University Teachi... more This study investigated the ICT literacy among the health workers of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital. The emergence of Internet for Telemedicine and health information revolution necessitates that issue of computer and other communication technology literacy among the health workers of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital be investigated in order to appraise the situation and offer suggestions and recommendations where necessary. A survey method was adopted to elicit information from the respondents for this study. A questionnaire was designed with 26 structured questions including the biography of the respondent. Two hundred (200) copies of the questionnaires were distributed among the staff of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital and one hundred and eighty eight (188) were returned. The avalanche of health information on the ICT media and the ability of health workers to access them for professional and personal use necessitated the study. Analysis of data was carried out by using simple average and percentage calculations. Among other things, the study revealed that greater number of respondents, 140 which represents 74.5% of the sampled population are aware of the use of ICT equipment in health institutions. Media and friends are the major sources of awareness to the respondents. This study also revealed that 124 respondents, which represents 66% of the sample were aware of telemedicine but unfortunately 144 representing 76.6% do not have ICT equipment in their various departments. However, the study also revealed that in the respondents' assessment on the attitude of health workers in IUTH to the use of ICT, they observed that non-availability of ICT equipment has hindered the health workers from showing serious interest, leading to a widespread apathy towards ICT because of lack of facilities for their use. This study concluded from its findings that greater numbers of health workers in the developing nations are becoming aware of the use of ICT in health institutions to increase the effectiveness of health care services delivery. Key word: Health, ICT, literacy, Nigeria, University, Hospital
Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2021
The study evaluates health information resources as predictors for clinical decision- making amon... more The study evaluates health information resources as predictors for clinical decision- making among medical doctors in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile-Ife. A survey research design was adopted by the study and random sampling technique was used to select 265 medical doctors from a population of 822. Primary data were obtained on socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, level of accessibility, frequency and various core skills of health information resources using a structured questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD). Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and mean. Results revealed that 59.8% of the respondents were male while 51.1% were female. Findings, however, showed that pattern recognition from experience ( ̄ = 3.32), critical thinking without emotion (̄ = 3.16), hypothesis updating (̄ = 3.607) and perception based confidence (̄ = 2.97) were the core skills used by the medical doctors in clinical decision making. The focus group di...
The library\u27s corporate culture can be managed to enhance organizational efficiency, productiv... more The library\u27s corporate culture can be managed to enhance organizational efficiency, productivity, and service. This article compares views on organizational culture and applies them to libraries. The effect of changing information culture on library culture is examined
This informetric study was aimed at finding out the distribution of articles and authors that pub... more This informetric study was aimed at finding out the distribution of articles and authors that published in the Nigerian Libraries: Journal of the Nigerian Library Association from 2009 to 2018. Also, the year-wise growth of of research articles; auhorship pattern; and collaboration ratio; subject distribution of articles and institutional affiliation of authors were examined. The journal was selected based on it\u27s consistency and popularity. Data collected through a self-designed checklist was analysed using frequency count and percentage. The findings revealed that 134 articles, contributed by 252 authors were published in Nigerian Libraries from 2009-2018. An annual average growth of 31.56% was observed. Overall year-wise authorship pattern revealed thst majority of 60.45% articles published in the Journal were multiple autored. Also, articles on ICT dominated Nigerian Libraries. Some subject areas not covered were identified, such as: indexing and serial collections management...
This informetric study focused on finding out the distribution of articles and authors that publi... more This informetric study focused on finding out the distribution of articles and authors that published in the Nigerian Libraries: Journal of the Nigerian Library Association from 2009 to 2018. Also, the year-wise growth of research articles; authorship pattern and collaboration ratio; subject distribution of articles and institutional affiliation of authors were examined. A descriptive informetrics research design was adopted. The journal was selected based on its consistency and popularity. Data collected through a self-designed checklist was analysed using frequency count and percentage. The findings revealed that 134 articles, contributed by 252 authors were published in Nigerian Libraries from 2009-2018. An annual average growth of 31.56% was observed. Overall year-wise authorship pattern revealed that majority of 60.45% articles published in Nigerian Libraries were multiple authored. Also, articles on ICT dominated Nigerian Libraries. Some subject areas not covered were identified, such as indexing and serial collections management. Average collaborative index across the 10-year period was 0.60, while majority of the contributors were from universities, with only a fraction from the polytechnics. The study, therefore, recommended that awareness should be created by the publishers to familiarise the researchers with the publishing requirements of the journal. Also, LIS researchers (especially in polytechnics and colleges of education) should engage more in research activities and publish such in reputable journals; and concentrate more on areas usually left untouched by previous studies.
International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology, 2017
Young adults bear a higher risk of reproductive health problems than adults. Cases of unwanted pr... more Young adults bear a higher risk of reproductive health problems than adults. Cases of unwanted pregnancies and their attendant complications reportedly rank among the highest in Africa. This study therefore investigates reproductive health and use of health information among university undergraduates in Nigeria. Correlational research design was adopted using descriptive survey method. Questionnaire was designed and used as survey instrument. The study used 25% of 6,978 undergraduate students from government and private universities in Abeokuta, Ogun State between 16-24 years old from each of the 35 departments that made up 8 colleges in the two universities. A total number of 1,745 copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents out of which 1,500 copies were filled completely and retrieved making the response rate to be 86.95%. The findings of this study show that friends, parents and relatives were the closest sources of health information the respondents have used f...
Libraries, archives and museums
A User’s Guide to Copyright
Analysis of Collection Development and Conservation of Information Resources in Selected University Libraries in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria
Social Science Research Network, 2021
The central mission of library is to collect, organize, preserve, conserve and provide access to ... more The central mission of library is to collect, organize, preserve, conserve and provide access to knowledge and information resources in order to make them available to users. However, acid paper-based information resources, poor storage environment, theft, mutilation of information resources in academic libraries have affected information resources and learning in many tertiary institutions. This study analyzed collection development and conservation of information resources in selected university libraries in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria. Multi stage sampling technique was used to select 333 library personnel from six universities in Lagos (University of Lagos, Lagos State University and Caleb University) and Ogun (Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Olabisi Onabanjo University and Bells University of Technology) states. Structured questionnaire was used in obtaining data on socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, collection development, conservation methods a...
Managing Changes in the 21st Century Libraries & Information Centres
This book will be helpful to various readers who require basic and concise knowledge of change ma... more This book will be helpful to various readers who require basic and concise knowledge of change management as it affects library and information centres. The first chapter lucidly treats what constitutes the concept of change management while chapter two of the book focuses on the contemporary issues in change management. Chapter three shed lights on change management methods and chapter four discusses change management in library and information centres. Chapter five examines the position of librarians and management of change while chapter six deals with preservation of digitized information and requirements at the time of change. Chapter seven treats articulating vision and change by ensuring that the objectives and mission statement of the organization is kept sacrosanct even in the face of change. Chapter eight explicitly discusses why change management fails and presents some antidotes to such failure in library and information centres. Chapter nine finally discusses how to mak...
Information and Knowledge Management, 2013
This study brought into fore some salient discoveries about the strength and weaknesses of divisi... more This study brought into fore some salient discoveries about the strength and weaknesses of division of labour and job specialization on the overall job performance of the staff of a Nigerian university library. A descriptive survey method was adopted to elicit information from the respondents. A questionnaire was designed with 30 structured questions including the demography of the respondents. Fifty (50) copies of questionnaires were distributed among the library staff of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and forty five (45) were returned. Forty two (42) out of these were found usable. This study finds that majority of respondents agree that job specialization makes their work easier and faster, enhances their job performance and they are fully satisfied with their present area of specialization, while a sizable number were dissatisfied because their training does not correspond with their present posting. The study also finds that library and information centres still ca...
ICT Literacy among the Staff of Selected Ghanaian and Nigerian University Libraries
International Journal of Library Science, 2013
This paper reported the survey that was conducted to ascertain the ICT literacy level among the p... more This paper reported the survey that was conducted to ascertain the ICT literacy level among the professionals, paraprofessionals and other members of staff of two Anglophone West African university libraries – Ghana and Nigeria. Five Ghana university libraries and seventeen Nigerian university libraries were sampled. The twenty-two universities are all from English-speaking West African countries. Each of the institutions involved in this research was used as a contact for the distribution and collection of the questionnaires from the individual respondents of the twenty-two universities sampled both in Ghana and Nigeria. The information supplied by the respondents were used to analyze the staff situation and the number of computer literate and non-literate staff in their respective libraries. The data analysis revealed that about two hundred and fifty eight (258) professional librarians work in the university libraries surveyed. Two hundred and one (201) paraprofessionals also work...
One of the major hindrances to the penetration of information and communication technology (ICT) ... more One of the major hindrances to the penetration of information and communication technology (ICT) devices in underserved and unserved areas in the developing nations is the absence and inadequacy of electricity to power technological devices. Inadequate supply from the national grid, land and water pollution from oil spillage in the oil producing communities among other factors have led Nigeria and indeed the world to look for alternative power supply such as solar energy. Unfortunately, utilization and development of solar energy is rising in other parts of the world but encountered with low pace of development and utilization in Nigeria. This paper reports a survey carried out to investigate the awareness and use of solar energy as alternative power source for ICT facilities in Nigerian library and information centres. Descriptive research design using survey method was adopted for this study. Questionnaire was designed and used as survey instrument. The population for this study i...
Library Philosophy and Practice, 2015
IntroductionIt is recognised that young people experience difficulties in accessing mainstream he... more IntroductionIt is recognised that young people experience difficulties in accessing mainstream health services, particularly because of the stigma associated with certain health conditions like mental health, early pregnancy and Hormone Infection Virus/Acquired Immunisation Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (Horgan and Sweeney, 2010). Potential solution is to use media resources offering information and support for health problems. Young adults' access to health information is a function of their ability to search for and find answers to their health related questions. Media resources like television (TV), radio, newspapers, magazines, video, electronic readers and Internet can be valuable sources of health information that can help youth understand their health issues.Information is the first step to every healthy choice. This requires full access to information about the human body, their workings in health and illness, and the services available in treatment and care, support an...
ICT Equipment Ownership and Utilization among Postgraduate Students: A Study of University of Agriculture
International Journal of Library Science, 2015
Students' ICT capability in terms of ownership and utilisation, especially at the tertiary le... more Students' ICT capability in terms of ownership and utilisation, especially at the tertiary level of education is crucial to the effective delivery of teaching and learning. This study focused on ICT equipment ownership and utilisation among postgraduate students in an university. Survey method was adopted as the research design for this study. Questionnaires were designed and used as survey instruments. The population for this study were drawn from the postgraduate students of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The population was made up of 200 postgraduate students selected from the sampled institution for this study. Two hundred (200) copies of questionnaires were distributed among the respondents for the study and one hundred and ninety six (196) were returned. All the returned questionnaires were found usable. This study finds that ICT ownership and utilisation is high among the postgraduate students of FUNAAB. Majority of the respondents were also found t...
This research focused on revealing what needs determine the patronage of an academic library in a... more This research focused on revealing what needs determine the patronage of an academic library in a federal university of agriculture in Nigeria. Also of interest was the purpose of usage, frequency, collections used and type of usage. The study was conducted during the second semester of 2010/2011 academic session. Survey method was employed with a 22-item questionnaire designed to collect data from the respondents. Two hundred and seventy-six (276) copies of questionnaire found usable from the 285 copies of questionnaire returned out of 300 copies distributed formed the base of this study. The data were analyzed using simple percentage and presented on charts. Some of the findings of the study revealed that majority of the students use library for multiple purposes ranging from reading personal materials to consultation of library materials to execute given assignments. Also discovered was that most students use library on weekly basis while textbooks constitute the library collecti...
Library Philosophy and Practice, 2015
IntroductionThe method of job specialization involves breaking down a task to its lowest level an... more IntroductionThe method of job specialization involves breaking down a task to its lowest level and designing jobs around each part. This creates specialization, expertise, and improved quality. Job specialization design in the workplace is frequently seen where a worker focuses on one specific task and ability during the entire work shift. The task frequently repeats all day long. Because job specialization allows significant expertise build-up in a specific task, the learning and speed of production happen faster. The job does not involve complex processes, so it can be taught faster to new workers. In theory, this approach reduces quality control costs and improves production efficiency (Thibodaux, 2012).The downside of job specialization tends to be that people can only do one task. They aren't trained to multitask or handle multiple areas of a workplace. As a result, when a critical expertise is lost, the process can suffer. Additionally, workers under job specialization don...
Information Communication Technology (ICT) and national development: Librarians’ perspective
This paper reviews the bonds between the duo of information communication technology (ICT), and n... more This paper reviews the bonds between the duo of information communication technology (ICT), and national development. The omni-bus effects of ICT on national development are also appraised. The paper successfully established the relationship between ICT and national development as though individually recognized phenomenon but with the bond of inseparability. This paper also examines the place of modern library and information centres in strengthening the relationship, using library capacity building through ICT. The paper canvasses for sound economic, educational, information and communication technology policies coupled with the political will to implement them as springboards for setting the enormous resources available in the country at the front burner of national development and consequently turn the nation around in order to reap bountifully from the inevitable phenomena. The paper finally concludes that it is imperative for the nation Nigeria to harness its resources and dire...
The role of the library has been to develop and maintain collections of materials in all formats ... more The role of the library has been to develop and maintain collections of materials in all formats in order to serve the information needs of its users. Biographies reveal scintillating story of great men and women who by determination, rose to a pride of place in their various endeavours. Most biographical accounts disclose exemplary acts of boldness and bravery, scholastic endeavours, exhibit considerate leadership qualities, gives firm authentic history of one’s birth, growth, career and so on. Descriptive research design using survey method was adopted for this study. Questionnaire was used as the survey instrument. The study sample comprised 500 randomly selected students from three universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study finds that the students preferred reading autobiographies to biographies. In case of biographies, they preferred biographies of the living to the dead. The study concludes that the biographies of notable personalities impact positively on younger generati...
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