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  • Jan - June
    Vol. 8 No. 1 (2017)

  • NIGERIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE TRENDS
    Vol. 4 No. 1&2 (2006)

  • NIGERIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE TRENDS
    Vol. 7 No. 1&2 (2014)

    We welcome our esteemed readers to the volume 7 (1&2) of the Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends. That information and Communication Technologies (JCTs) have become the driving force of library and information services is not in doubt. And so, the first three papers focused on different aspects of ICT in libraries in Nigeria, The first is by Okunlaya and others which investigated the use of internet resources by students in Humanities in selected universities in Nigeria. In "Library and Information Services in the Age of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Challenges, "Ali examined the integration of ICTs in Library and Information services in Nigeria and the
    challenges. In the third paper, Agu and Adegboyega explored the use of electronic libraries by the staff and students of universities in South-West Nigeria. The professional staff of the library cannot provide effective and efficient services without the support of the other categories of library staff. And so, Okere and Oyeniyi in the fourth paper investigated the training and development needs of library assistants in three academic libraries in South-West Nigeria. "The Role of Libraries in Promoting Peace Education in Nigeria" by Onuoha, examined the role of the library in promoting peace, the importance of information for peace promotion and the use of new technologies to achieve it Finally, the paper by Okiy dwelt on how graduates of librarianship in Nigeria can be job creators by becoming efficient entrepreneurs.

    Umunna Opara, Ph.D.

  • July - December
    Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024)

    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

  • Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends
    Vol. 5 No. 1&2 (2008)

    I am delighted to inform our teeming readers and subscribers that the current issue, Volume 5, Nos 1 & 2, 2008 is a bumper harvest of scholarly articles x-raying not only major policy frame work of the current administration but also issues on the way forward for librarianship of the 21" century.
    The twain articles by Mr. K.N. Egbukole and Mr. M.U. Aniebo captures the main policy thrust of the state government viz, Libraries, Librarians and Environmental Management: The Imo State "Clean and Green" Initiative; The Role of Libraries and Information Agencies in sustaining the Imo State Government Environmental Protection Programme.
    Specifically the articles by Ngozi Azubuogu and Gabriel Bosah, respectively dealt on Consortium and Capacity Building for Nigerian Libraries. Messrs Chuma Nnadozie and Emma Anyanwu ventured into Public-private partnership in public libraries. Book publishing and trade was highlighted, ditto to rural information provision. Utilization of library facilities by academic staff was aptly discussed.
    We hope you will find the nine articles in this issue very interesting and stimulating.

    Editor-in-Chief.  

  • NIGERIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE TRENDS
    Vol. 6 No. 1&2 (2013)

    There are nine articles in this issue of the Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends. The first article by Maurice Aniebo examined the challenges of knowledge management in academic libraries in Nigeria and proposed strategies for effective knowledge management in academic libraries in Nigeria. The second article was contributed by Kingsley Egbukole and it is on networking opportunities among academic libraries in Nigeria. The paper not only identified networking opportunities for academic libraries in Nigeria, it also highlighted the challenges and ways of overcoming them. 'Information literacy; A sinequo non for environmental scanning,' is contributed by Magnus Unegbu and others. The authors are of the view that information literacy skills are essential for effective and efficient environmental scanning.
    In "A survey of the growth and development of the National Library of Nigeria, Owerri branch from 2005 - 2011', Adaora Udo-Anyanwu and Chika Olugbuo-Ezulike carried out a quantitative study of the growth and development of the library. Their findings show that the growth of the library in all the parameters was marginal. The next paper is on 'Personnel Management in academic libraries in Imo State...’ And was by Charles Obichere. The paper explored the involvement of heads of academic libraries in personnel management and the challenges they encountered. Ngozi Chima - James examined the benefits and challenges in the "Establishment of institutional repository in academic libraries in Nigeria. Library statistics was the focus of the next paper by Angelina Uche and Adaora Udo-Anyanwu. The authors examined the imperativeness of library statistics in library management in polytechnics in the South East of Nigeria.
    'Undergraduate student’s use of University libraries in Imo State; A comparative study of Imo State University, Owerri and Federal University of Technology, Owerri' by Emeka Ogueri and Michael Oparajiaku investigated the extent of students use of these libraries. The results show that students used textbooks mostly and visited the libraries mainly to read for their examinations. The last paper 'mutilation and theft of library resources in the Imo State University Library, Owerri by Ijeoma Ferdy-Mbagwu and Ifeoma Iwuanyanwu investigated mutilation and theft of library materials. The results show among other things, that inadequate security in the library was responsible for successful mutilation and theft of library materials.

    Editor-in-Chief

  • NIGERIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE TRENDS
    Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

    EDITORIAL

    I am delighted to inform our highly esteemed readers and subscribers that the Nigerian Library and Information Science Trends (NLIST) journal is now online. I, therefore welcome our readers to the MAIDEN online edition of this journal. 

    Volume 9 Issue 1 has a total of nine articles and they cover various aspects of librarianship. Wada et al. x-rayed the potential of academic websites to enhance undergraduate students’ success. The authors opined that an improved understanding of usage behaviour and intentions can help universities design more student-centered, and engaging websites. The findings of Ani et al. on “The extent of provision of information resources to meet the information needs of law students…” reveal that law students need information in different areas ranging from professional to legal administration and research and that a variety of legal information resources on legislation, case law, law textbooks, reference resources are provided by the law libraries studied. “Knowledge sharing practices and digital literacy skills among academic libraries of university libraries…” an article by Ibitoye et al. investigated the knowledge sharing practices and digital literacy skills among academic librarians of university libraries. The findings reveal that knowledge is shared through seminars/workshops, verbal discussions, mentoring, and staff meetings. It also shows that the academic librarians in the area they studied possessed a high level of digital literacy skills. 

    There are also twin papers on makerspaces, while Ike et al. paper dealt with Makerspace acceptance and integration in public libraries, Wagwu et al. paper are on the extent of use of makerspaces in school libraries. Another paper by Wagwu et al. on “Gender sensitivity in library and information science management for effective service delivery in the 21st-century librarianship practices…” reveals a relationship between gender sensitivity in librarianship and 21st-century information management.  Sugabsen et al. on cataloguing and classification tools and competencies in academic libraries, reveals that cataloguers and classifiers in the area they studied are competent, but are not using recent cataloguing tools like RDA and MARC because they are not well trained on their usage.  Otty et al. paper is on “The Needs and Prospects of Upskilling Community Information Service Personnel for Societal Development in Nigeria” The paper recommends constant training and retraining of information service personnel to enhance their adequacy in innovation and competency in their job. Lastly, Okoroafor et al. paper is on “Agricultural information needs and provision to crop farmers in Ohaji/Egbema local government area of Imo State” The major findings reveal that farmers in this area faced problems of good access roads, lack of agricultural information, and finance among others. The study recommends good access roads, broadcasting of agricultural information in local languages, and provision of finance to the crop farmers, etc.

     

    Editor-in-Chief,

    Dr. Francisca C. Mbagwu