Browsing by Author "OA Fadehan"

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Open Access
    Academic Women, Millennium Development Goals and libraries in Cosmopolitan Lagos Nigeria.
    (Nigerian Library Association, 2018-07) OA Fadehan
    The paper investigated the perception of academic women of the Millennium Development Goals MDGs) vis a vis the role that libraries had played in enhancing the functional participation of the women in achieving the goals. The paper investigated the perception of academic women of the MillenniumDevelopment Goals MDGs) vis a vis the role that libraries had played in enhancing the functional participation of the women in achieving the goals. The study adopted the survey research method with a purposive sampling of selected female academics in six (6) tertiary institutions; three universities and three polytechnics in Lagos State Nigeria. The study was guided by five objectives, five research questions and two hypotheses. The study tested among others, the level of awareness of the women academics of the MDGs perceived role of women in achieving the MDGs respondents’ perception of library role and usage and their effects on achieving the MDGs. The study established an awareness of the MDGs though peripheral. Also correlations were established between library role and usage and the achievement of the MDGs before and sustainable effects beyond year 2015.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Open Access
    Documenting genealogies
    (Library Trends., 0202) OA Fadehan; OO Barber
    This article investigates the tracing and documentation of genealogies among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria using the semiological mechanism of tribal-facial marks. The study lends itself to qualitative research methods and called for the involvement of memory institutions (libraries, archives, and museums). A purposive sampling method, including a combination of focus group interviews and semistructured individual interviews, was deployed in the selection of four categories of participants. Data obtained were transcribed and analyzed using the recursive abstraction technique. The study established the indigenous practice of using indelible facial marks as a form of documentation and tracing of lineages and subethnic groups among the Yoruba. Although they are an endangered species, this study highlights some traditional methods of documentation and justifies a change in the narrative by advocating for an intensification of formalized documentation of the art vis-à-vis relevance to lineage and subethnic genealogies and situating the role of memory institutions in the project. Recommendations include intensive information harvesting and documentation enabled by the development of an active information policy that will take into cognizance various genres of indigenous knowledge systems, including tribal-facial marking systems, as a tool of genealogy.