FUPRESpace
Welcome to FUPRESpace, The Institutional Repository of Federal University of Petroleum Resources. A collection of theses, articles, books, videos, images, lectures, papers, data sets, and all types of digital content originating from the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. This repository is managed by the University Library
Communities in DSpace
Select a community to browse its collections.
- This contains the intellectual works of the faculty members in the College of Computing
- This contains the intellectual works of the faculty members in the College of Engineering and Technology
- This contains the intellectual works of the faculty member in the College of Maritime and Offshore Studies.
- This contains the intellectual works of the faculty members in the College of Science
- This contains the intellectual works of staff of the Univeristy Library
Recent Submissions
Students’ Experience with Group Assignment in a Nigerian Library and Information Science School
(World Scientific, 2018) Akpojotor, Lucky; Adomi, Esharenana E.
This study explored master's degree students' experiences with a group assignment at the Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. The study adopted a quantitative approach. The students were assigned to groups of 4 – 5 each to work on topics in the collection development course and were required to orally present a seminar at the end of the first semester of the 2012/2013 academic session. At the end of the seminar presentation, the students were requested to each list five benefits they derived and five problems they encountered in the course of the group assignment. The responses were collated, analysed, tabulated, and used for this paper. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data. It was discovered that group assignment enabled the students in this study to build team spirit, share ideas, and learn information search, presentation, and management skills. However, the majority of the students observed that some members did not cooperate in the group assignment. The study provided primary data that could assist lecturers to improve on administration of group assignments.
Usability Evaluation of University Library Websites in South-South Nigeria
(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2020) Akpojotor, Lucky O.; Anyaoku, Ebele N.
Evaluation of website usability is very essential to ensure good use and access to the content of the website. The study assessed the usability of library websites in Universities in South-South Nigeria. Eleven University library websites were identified and examined for the study. The study used an analytical survey method to collect data. A usability checklist was adopted for the study. The checklist has five usability attributes usefulness, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Learnability, and Accessibility. Result shows that six of the eleven University Library websites examined have a total usability score of 50% and above. One library website obtained the highest usability score at 89.5% and the lowest score was 26.3%. Summary of usability attributes of the University Library Websites shows that only five of the eleven websites scored above 50% in terms of site usefulness. For website efficiency, six out of the eleven websites scored 50% and above. For effectiveness only one library website scored 100%; others scored below 50%. All the library websites scored above 50% for learnability except one which scored 33.3%. All library websites scored 50% and above for accessibility. The study concludes that regular evaluation of a library website is core to maintaining the library‘s ability to fulfill support users in the pursuit of their academic and professional goals and also to compete successfully with other standard academic websites.
Impact of Information Media on Information Needs and Seeking Behaviour of Tricycle Riders in Osubi Axis, Delta State, Nigeria
(2024) Emuejevoke Paul Ogo; Anthonia Eghieso Omehia
This study assessed the impact of information media on information needs and seeking behavior of tricycle riders in Osubi Axis, Delta State, Nigeria. It employed the use of descriptive survey design. The total population for this study is 87 comprising the commercial tricycle riders in Osubi Axis. The entire 87 commercial tricycle riders were selected using the total enumeration sampling technique due to the small size of the population A questionnaire was used to elicit data from the respondents, and simple percentage and frequency counts used to analyze data generated. The findings reveal that the major information sought by tricycle riders in Osubi Axis include information about more lucrative and safe routes; spare parts and repairs and, traffic regulations using majorly phones, radio, and social media. They also sought information to avoid harassment from policemen, keep abreast with lucrative routes/opportunities, be conversant with traffic situations and road safety practices. Through the use of information media, tricycle riders get authentic and cheaper mechanical parts, keeping abreast with current information among others. The study identifies inadequate knowledge of computers/internet, inability to access newspapers/magazines as major challenges encountered by tricycle riders in the course of using different information media in meeting their information needs. It is imperative that tricycle riders make use of the different information media available to keep them abreast with the necessary information needed to function effectively in their business, and keep them out of trouble with the authorities. This study, therefore, recommends that government should collaborate with tricycle riders' associations to provide them with timely and accurate information on government policies, traffic regulations, and road safety practices.Keywords: Information media, information needs, information seeking behaviour, tricycle ridersINTRODUCTIONInformation is essential in all aspects of life and is very important for achieving individual and collective objectives . The desire to acquire knowledge has become as essential to humans as the need to satisfy their physical needs or necessities of life like food, air, and water. This is because knowledge is the key to success in many areas, such as education, employment, and personal
Strategies for Managing Born-Digital Record in University Libraries: A Study of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
(MO.RI Publishing, 2024) Omosekejimi, Ademola Ferdinand; Eda, Rita
This study used the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun Library as a case study to investigate strategies for managing born-digital records in the university library. The study aims to ascertain the types of born-digital records available in FUPRE library, the strategies used for managing born-digital records, challenges of managing born-digital records. To achieve these objectives, the descriptive survey research was adopted. This research method was considered appropriate by the researchers because it allows for systematic collection and analysis of data to describe characteristics, behaviors, or opinions within a specific population. Hence it will help to provide insights into the current strategies employed by FUPRE library for managing born-digital records. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection and the data collected for the study were analyzed using simple percentages, frequency counts, and bar charts. The study found that: born-digital records such as test-based documents (for example Word documents, and Google documents), etc., library presentations e.g., PowerPoint, spreadsheets e.g., Excel, digital documents e.g., PDFs, and electronic memos are the born-digital records are available in FUPRE library; the only policy in place regarding the management of born-digital records is the policy on storage of born-digital records. The study also found that the library’s strategies for preserving born-digital records are refreshing, migration, and replication and that their strategy for disposing of born-digital records is deletion while the challenges of managing born-digital records are technological obsolescence, lack/poor digital storage facilities, copyright, and intellectual property rights issues among others. These findings contribute to the understanding of current practices and challenges in managing born-digital records within university libraries, specifically at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) library. The study recommends that the library management should formulate policies that will cater to the creation/generation, preservation, transfer/exchange as well as the disposition of born-digital records giving them direction when it comes to managing born-digital records in the library among others
Creativity of librarians as determinant of job performance in some selected polytechnic
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023-12-15) Chukwuma, Iheme Patrick; Chinonso, Ejiakor Chika; Moneke, O Peter; Nwagu, Oluchi Juliet; Eruvwe, Ufuoma
The study investigated the creativity of librarians as determinant of job performance in some selected polytechnic libraries in Delta State. The study adopted a descriptive survey using questionnaire to collect data. The population of the study consists of 45 librarians. A total of 45 questionnaires were distributed only 33 were retrieved using descriptive statistics, the mean and percentage of the data were calculated. A mean score of 2.5 or above and a percentage score of 50% were taken into consideration. The study revealed five (5) creativity factors possess by librarians in some selected polytechnic libraries in Delta state as experience, intelligence, new ideas, motivation and imagination. The study further affirmed the effects of creativity on the job performance of librarians in some selected polytechnic libraries in Delta state as it help to boost self-esteem, it foster organizational growth, it provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment, it reduces stress and improve mental health and it increases feelings of happiness and contentment. The study recommends that librarians should develop new ideas in librarianship since the profession is now a dynamic one and librarians should also be sponsored to seminars and workshops to boost their creativity on the job.