Browsing by Author "Akpojotor, Oji Lucky"

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    Use of Social Media for Information Sharing among Students of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
    (Information Technology Group, 2014) Akpojotor, Oji Lucky; Okoh, Matthew Igberaese
    This study examined the use of social media for information sharing among students of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper is a descriptive research which adopted a survey design to investigate the use of social media for information sharing among students of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE). A sample of 795 students was drawn from a population of 1,610 students of the institution for the 2013/2014 academic session. A questionnaire tagged Students Use of Social Media Questionnaire (SUSMQ) was the only instrument of data collection. The mean was used as the method of data analysis. Findings: The findings of the study showed that students mainly use social media platforms for social interaction, photo sharing and connecting with loved ones. Students also perceived social media as a medium for fun and not for academics was found to be among the challenges to the use of social media for sharing information related to academics. The students were of the opinion that the library should promote use of the platform by extending or rendering their services through the media like Library 2.0 and Web 2.0. Implication: The findings implicate the need for the creation of a social media platform for research, and the promotion of use of the platform the library through extending or rendering services through the media like Library 2.0 and web 2.0.
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    User’s Utilization of Newspaper Media in a Nigerian University Library
    (World Scientific Publishing, 2015) Eruvwe, Ufuoma; Akpojotor, Oji Lucky; Okonoko, Vera Ngozi; Aworo Promise
    This study was designed to assess user’s utilization of newspaper media in Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun libraries. The design adopted for the study was a survey design. The total population of the study was 1,816 library users of Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE). A total of 816 of respondents were selected out of the total population. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select respondents across the central and the two colleges libraries in the University. These colleges are college of technology and college of science. Questionnaire was used for data collection. 816 questionnaires were distributed to library users, with multiple responses from figure 2 to 5 respectively. The Questionnaire were correctly filled and returned. In analyzing the data obtained, percentage, frequency, and graphs were used. The results obtained from the findings revealed that library users of FUPRE consult 1 to 2, 3 to 4, and more than 5 different types of newspapers daily in order to solve their information needs, the newspapers includes Vanguard, Guardian, Punch, Pointer, Complete Sport, and the Nation respectively. The different purpose of reading newspapers in the library was to provides them with information, others are to broaden the horizon of general knowledge, from searching new jobs, for educational purpose, for entertainment, to know the sport news, as usual task of the day, to pass the time, it improves status in the society, to keep abreast with present happenings of all over the world, for getting various scholarship, to improve the health consciousness and other reasons known to them. In another development, library users’ focus strictly on the following information in a newspaper media, they are sensational new, advertisement, editorial page, international news, politics, sports, entertainment, business news, educational news, agriculture, health issues and letters. Different challenges confronting user’s utilization of newspaper media was also revealed, they are lack of reading space, high cost of newspapers, limited copies of newspapers in the library, lack of qualify personnel to man the library, excessive heat or cold in the library and interruption of electricity.