Browsing by Author "Edewor, Nelson"

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    Assessing the University Virtual Library Spaces for Digital Information Services in Nigeria
    (The Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), 2025) Omeluzor, Saturday U.; Edewor, Nelson
    The university Virtual Library Space (VLS) is increasingly becoming a strategic source for information access. The digital libraries are opening up avenue to information for the virtual library users whose number is increasing exponentially. This current study assessed the use of VLS at the university library in Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used with a population of 233 academic librarians at the federal, state and private universities in South-South zone of Nigeria. With a sample size of 213 (91.4 %) of the population who responded to the online questionnaire that were analysed, the findings shows that university libraries are at the threshold of increasing access to digital information with advancement in VLS. The finding showed that most university libraries in Nigeria have developed one form of virtual/digital space such as ILS, ERM, social media sites, library website, web catalog, institutional repository and library Blog. The findings revealed that more than 50 % of the respondents attested that they have used VLS frequently on daily, weekly, monthly and bi-monthly to disseminate digital information such as e-books, e-journals, dataset, lecture notes, students projects, e-thesis and dissertations, inaugural lectures, laboratory results and conference proceedings. The findings further showed that the major challenges facing the use of VLS at the university library were inadequate funding, lack of training, poor technical support, irregular power supply, poor internet connectivity, lower bandwidth and inadequate ICT infrastructure. The study concluded with specific recommendations to enhance the use of VLS at the university library for the benefit of library patrons.
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    Digital Literacy Skills and Utilization of Electronic Information Resources in University Libraries in Delta and Edo States
    (Department of Library and Information Science at Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Nigeria., 2026-06) Ogaga, I. O. Gbemudu-Ughwumiakpor; Edewor, Nelson
    The study investigated nexus between digital literacy skills and utilization of electronic information resources in university libraries in Delta and Edo states. It was guided by two (2) specific objectives, two (2) research questions and two (2) null hypotheses. It adopted the correlational research design, with a population of one hundred and thirty-six (136) academic librarians from twenty (20) public and private university libraries. The total enumeration sampling technique was used since the study population was small and quite manageable. The instrument for data collection was the researcher’s developed and expert’s validated structured questionnaire, with a cumulative reliability index of 0.88 determined with the use of the SpearmanBrown prophecy formula. The data collection process yielded 92% response rate from a total of 125 validly completed copies. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation for answering the research questions and analyzing the relationship between the variables, while the simple linear regression was used for testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that digital literacy skills such as online search skills, social media skills of the librarians were moderately high and have a positive significant relationship with the utilization of electronic information resources across the university libraries in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria. The study concluded that digital literacy skills have a positive significant relationship with utilization of electronic information resources among librarians in university libraries in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. Based on the findings, the study recommended among other measures that management of universities should make digital literacy skills mandatory requirements for appointment of librarians in the university libraries.
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    Information Literacy Competencies of Undergraduate Students in a Nigerian Specialized University.
    (Scientific Information, Documentation and Publishing, 2022) Edewor, Nelson
    The study examined the information literacy competencies of undergraduate students in the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. FUPRE has a total of 2246 undergraduate students from the two colleges (Science and Technology). Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were used to select 10% of the population. The sample size used for the study is Two Hundred and Twenty-Five (225) undergraduate students. The instrument used for eliciting data from the respondents was a structured questionnaire. The data collected via the questionnaire were analysed using the descriptive statistics method. The findings revealed that the undergraduate students of FUPRE are highly information literate. The study has shown that the challenges in accessing information are no/ poor internet access, erratic power supply, and the absence of relevant academic databases, among others. The findings also revealed several strategies that can be deployed to improve the information literacy competencies of the undergraduate students. The study recommends amongst others that management should ensure power is uninterrupted in FUPRE to enable students charge their devices to browse the internet and also swift internet access should be made available within the FUPRE community to boost undergraduates’ access to information.
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    Make the Children Read: Participatory Rural Approach in School Libraries in Umueri, Nigeria.
    (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2016) Osuchukwu, Ngozi P.; Edewor, Nelson
    School library is desirable because it provides a wide range of reading and multimedia resources. The essence is to support teaching and learning, fostering reading culture and lifelong learning. The rural schools and the children are part of this proposition. It also behooves on the rural dwellers to participate and contribute in community development to ensure learning and literacy sustainability. This study examines the rural school libraries with regards to participatory rural appraisal for community driven development. It is a qualitative study that involved physical assessment of rural schools with community based monitors. Techniques for data collection were focus group discussion, key informant interview and discussions in community groups. It was discovered that out of twelve government primary and secondary schools that only two has small spaces created for library. The participatory approach devised means of community contribution which created result in book donations. These were distributed to all the rural schools in the community. It was recommended that duty bearers and school board should provide library facilities in the rural schools just as in urban schools. Communities should also drive their own development to promote literacy for their children and sustainability
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    Promoting Literacy in Rural Community Schools in Nigeria: A Collaborative Approach.
    (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2018) Osuchukwu, Ngozi P.; Edewor, Nelson; Onyenaucheya, Chioma
    Literacy is an all-inclusive activity that engages community, schools and children forsustainable development. When a rural community has an information centre and a school library, the entire dwellers enjoy the dividend of equitable quality education and information. This paper shared experience of a collaborative literacy promotion and engagement of a school in a rural farm settlement in South East Nigeria. It outlined the literacy engagement, successes, collaboration, lessons learnt and challenges. It was a qualitative study and evidence based collaborative literacy activity in Community Development Primary School Nkwelle Farm in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The methods used for data generation were visits to the community school, observation and interviews. The school has a population of 172 pupils with 12 staff. The study involved librarians, teachers and non-government organizations (NGOs). The community literacy engagement started in November, 2017. The findings from the first visit to the community school revealed a room scattered with books on the floor, without shelves and reading desks. The successes on the engagement included organized resources in shelves, children’s love for books, collaboration and integration of teachers. Lessons learnt were that the community school has smart children who are eager to learn and some of them have personal children’s novels. The challenges were access to the rural school and closure of the school library except during reading hour. The results were analyzed in tables and dialogue form. The study recommended that Librarians should take action and strategize on implementing literacy activities in their different regions. Good practices of community engagement on literacy will add value to the dwellers and enhance inclusive children’s learning.
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    Web 2.0 tools: a survey of awareness and use by librarians in university libraries in Africa.
    (Emerald, 2014) Baro, Emmanuel E.; Edewor, Nelson; Sunday, Godwin
    Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the level of awareness and use of Web 2.0 tools by librarians in university libraries in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was used to collect data from 140 librarians from 16 leading university libraries in Africa. Findings – The study revealed that librarians in Africa are mostly familiar with Web 2.0 tools such as social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), blogs, instant messaging and wikis. It was also found that the most frequently used Web 2.0 tools by the librarians in university libraries in Africa are Facebook, instant messaging, blogs, Twitter and wikis. The study revealed that the librarians use the Web 2.0 tools for the purpose of announcing library news/events, online reference services, training resources, blogging and image and video sharing with users. Finally, lack of skills, power failure, lack of facilities such as computers with Internet access, lack of time and lack of interest were mentioned by the librarians as some of the challenges to using Web 2.0 tools. Practical implications – These research results can also be consulted by interested librarians when they plan to make Web 2.0 applications in their libraries. Originality/value – This study draws an overall picture of the Web 2.0 applications in university libraries in Africa and attempts to provide these libraries with helpful information to better understand how their colleagues elsewhere are utilizing Web 2.0 technologies in rendering library services.