Purpose: This study was carried out to determine the level of user’s satisfaction with the library services rendered at the National Library of Nigeria, Osogbo. Design/ methodology: A descriptive survey design was adopted ...

Background: Adolescents due to their impressionability and gullibility are particularly vulnerable to media influence. Objectives: The study set out to determine media literacy skill levels and its relationship with ...

This study focused on the reading habits and preferences among young people who are the nation builders of tomorrow. A descriptive survey method was used for the study. 250 secondary school seniors from 5 different schools ...

The advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has greatly revolutionalised the way undergraduates’ access and utilise information resources in academic libraries. Consequently, academic libraries stock ...

The study investigated the influence of ICT skills on library information resources utilisation by undergraduates in two universities in South-west, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research was adopted for the study. From a ...

The centrality of reading in any academic enterprise cannot be overemphasized, hence this study. 240 senior secondary school students in Ile-Ife, Osun State, South Western Nigeria were surveyed to ascertain their library ...

The use of university library justifies its existence, and facilities are provided in it to make it usable. Thus, this study investigated library facilities as determinants of library use by undergraduates in Obafemi ...

Syllabication algorithms have been developed for many languages because of the important role that syllables play in language processing. However, efforts continue to find better methods. In this study, we take a second ...

While writing in most of the world’s major languages have a long history, Yorùbá is a relatively young language as far as writing it down is concerned. It is therefore an under-resourced language as far as tools for ...

Llbrary Information Resources (LIRs) are meant to be utilised. Previous studies have shown traces of decline in LlRs utilisation by undergraduates, Thus; this study investigated the effects of smartphone use on LlRs ...

A survey of the subject catalogue use at the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was carried out for a period of six weeks using questionnaire. The focus of the study was to find out the extent ...

In realization of the strategic role of the library in the academic programme of tertiary institutions, particularly the universities, the Federal Government of Nigeria in1992 reached an agreement with the Academic Staff ...

The current economic crisis in the nation has necessitated a prudent management of educational resources. Libraries, therefore need to preserve their books and non-book materials to ensure their use by both present and ...

The paper reported the findings of a survey on the students’ perception of the library instruction course in Obafemi Awolowo University. The usefulness, status, content and organisation of the course were examined. The ...

In realization of the strategic role of the library in the academic programme of tertiary institutions/ particularly the universities/ the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1992 reached an agreement with the Academic Staff ...

Information architecture seems to be a major challenge to both the information professional and the infomation user in the new library environment. Information about users' needs is stacked somewhere in the catalogue cabinet ...