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APOLOGY FOR DELAY IN PUBLICATION
I, on behalf of the editorial board of Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends (Journal of NLA, Imo State Chapter) write to apologize for the delay in publishing the volume 9 issue 2 of our journal which was due by December 2024. This was due to hitches encountered.
We sincerely regret any inconvenience caused due to this delay. Accept the assurance of our highest regards.
Thank you.
Sec, Editorial Board
Dr. Adaora Udo-Anyanwu
Our highly esteemed readers and subscribers, it is no longer news but a reality that the Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends (NLIST) is online. You are therefore welcome to yet another online edition of this journal. Volume 9, Issue 2 has a total of six articles, and they cover many aspects of librarianship.
Ibegbulam, Ijeoma J. article, which is purely a literature-reviewed paper, focused on how free AI software can be leveraged to enhance library services for persons with disabilities in Nigerian libraries given the dwindling finances experienced by libraries. Among other things, the paper looked at the status of library services for persons with disabilities, AI, and library services for persons with disabilities while outlining some free AI software that can enhance accessibility and inclusiveness. Otubelu et al paper on accessibility and use of Research4Life databases ascertained the accessibility and strategies to improve access and use of Research4Life databases. One of the findings of this study revealed that Research4Life platforms were accessible to undergraduate students. The research concluded that adequate awareness of Research4Life, consistent training on the use of the Research4Life website and online databases, free download of articles, and quick access to journal articles, among others, are strategies to improve access to and use of Research4Life platforms. Ukangwa et al paper titled “Dog-Earing of Library Information Resources by Users: Its’ Effects ..” examined dog-earing of books among library users in one of the university libraries in Nigeria. Findings showed that dog-earing is prevalent in paper-based library materials. Again, library users dog-ear book pages to note areas where they stopped reading as well as highlight important aspects of the book. The finding of this paper revealed that bookmarking is a safer way to engage in active reading, as dog-earing reduces the lifespan of books and causes early deterioration. Monokpo et al article on “Information Retrieval Skills as an Effective Tool for Library Resources Usage ...” determined the influence of retrieval skills on library resource usage by undergraduate students in Polytechnic Libraries. The finding showed a significant influence of information retrieval skills on library resource usage. The paper concluded that information retrieval skill has a considerable influence on the usage of library resources and recommended, among others, that library management should, as a matter of urgency, increase its awareness of information literacy and information retrieval skills to increase students’ patronage and utilization of library resources. Emuchay et al. paper on leadership style and job security examined leadership styles and job security as predictors of staff productivity in polytechnic libraries. The findings revealed that there is a significant positive and moderate relationship between leadership styles, job security, and library staff productivity in the libraries studied. One of the recommendations is that the management of polytechnic libraries should ensure that they carry along every staff member in their leadership and provide feedback to the staff regularly since this influences the staff's productivity. It was concluded that leadership style and job security are significant predictors of staff productivity in polytechnic libraries. Oguche and Ezeh's paper on Awareness, Knowledge of Copyright, and Digital Publishing investigated the awareness, knowledge of copyright, and digital publishing among doctoral students studied. The study also revealed that a good number of doctoral students are less aware of the various Creative Commons licenses that impede their digital publishing. Plagiarism, piracy, indiscriminate photocopying, and counterfeiting were the major ways in which copyright is being infringed by doctoral students. The study advocates for a copyright unit to be set up in the entire university to handle copyright matters to facilitate copyright knowledge and compliance.
Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Francisca C. Mbagwu
