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 ...

In this study, the interrelationships between various morphometric characters, viz., carapace width and length and chelae propodus length in males, as well as carapace width and length and abdominal width and length in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

No nation can thrive beyond its educational system and the educational level of its citizens. At each stage in the educational process, the role of the library cannot be undermined because the library is the bedrock of any ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There has been concern about adolescent online experience being hampered by their level of health literacy skills. This study was conducted to determine the health literacy experience of in-school adolescents in Osun State, ...

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 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 paper examines the information literacy competencies correlates of electronic information resources utilization by undergraduate students in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe, Osun-State, Nigeria. Survey research ...

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with a population of about 140 million (2006) National Population Census), of this number, over half (51%) live in the rural areas. The majority of the poor, illiterate rural ...

The essence of communication whether done verbally or non-verbally is understanding the message in the light of the encoders thought. This paper highlights and discusses communication, its stages and its application in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study assessed reading habits and library use among senior secondary school students, to determine the relationship between internet use and reading habits. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used. A self ...

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 ...