Browsing by Author "Omosekejimi, Ademola Ferdinand."

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    Leadership qualities and style: a panacea for job productivity and effective service delivery among library staff in academic libraries in South South, Nigeria.
    (2020-07-16) Akparobore, Daniel.; Omosekejimi, Ademola Ferdinand.
    Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine leadership qualities and style as panacea for job productivity and effective service delivery among library staff members in academic libraries in Nigeria. This study will help to ascertain the leadership style that is mostly adopted by university library management staff members in university libraries in South-South, Nigeria, ascertain the type of leadership style that can be adopted by library management to attain productivity and effective service delivery among staff members in university libraries in South-South, Nigeria and identify the leadership qualities that allows for productivity and effectiveness of staff members in university libraries in South-South, Nigeria among others. Design/methodology/approach – A descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The target population for this study comprises 672 library staff members from 23 university libraries across the South-South region of Nigeria. Total enumeration sampling technique was used to sample the entire population. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. A total of 672 copies of the questionnaire were administered and total of 623 were duly completed and found useable, therefore there was 93% response rate. The data collected for this study was analyzed using simple percentage/frequency counts and weighed mean. Findings – Finding from the study revealed that the leadership style mostly adopted and practiced by the staff members at the management level in academic libraries in South South, Nigeria is the autocratic type of leadership. Also, Almost all library staff members in academic libraries in South South, Nigeria upholds the view that democratic type of leadership, if practiced by staff members at the management level in academic libraries will allow for maximum job productivity and effectiveness among library staff members, that commitment and passion for their job, excellent communication skills, good decision-making skill, delegation of authority/subordinate empowerment among others are qualities a good leader. Originality/value –This submission is a work by the researcher and to the best of the researcher’s knowledge contains no materials previously published or written by another person.
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    Library and Information Resources' Security: Traditional and Electronic Security Measures.
    (Progressive Academic Publishing, UK., 2015) Omosekejimi, Ademola Ferdinand.; Ijiekhuamhen, Osaze Patrick.; Ojeme, Thelma Nneka.
    The security of information/knowledge is essential to its effective exploitation or use. As knowledge expands, the need to organize it and to provide adequate security becomes more pressing. This study describes how the information bearing materials of the library can be secured using traditional and electronic measures. Literature were reviewed on the concept of information resources security, features of a good security measures (traditional and electronic), Securing the library resources traditionally, securing the library using telecommunication, benefits of securing the library resources, problems associated with the use of electronic security system in the library, and ways of solving problems with the use of electronic security system in the library.
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    Usage of Electronic Information Resources (EIRs) by Undergraduate Students of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun.
    (www.iiste.org, 2015) Omosekejimi, Ademola Ferdinand.; Eghworo, Obukowho Ruth.; Ogo, Emuejevoke Paul.
    This study is conducted to examine the usage of electronic information resources by undergraduate students at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun’s library, Warri, Nigeria. 267 students in 200 level and above who used the library during the period of the study formed the population for the study. The survey research method was adopted for the study. A questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument. Frequency counts and simple percentages were used in analyzing the data collected. The study revealed that the use of electronic resources has tremendous impact on the academic performances of the undergraduate students of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun; however, there is need for them to acquire more skills in the use of electronic resources.