Browsing by Author "Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi"

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    ASSESSMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES SHARING FACILITIES AMONG ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA
    (Department of library and information science , Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-08-04) Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi; Adamu, Yahaya
    The study assessed partnership activities and resources sharing facilities among academic libraries in the federal universities in Nigeria. The study had two objectives, two research questions and two mdl hypotheses. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. Fourty federal universities academic libraries with 3551 library staff constitute the population for the study. Eighteen universities with 480 library staff were randomly selected and used for has sample for the study. Thirty (30) items structured questionnaire which was validated by experts was used for data collection.
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    Influence of Traditional Information Communication in Conflict Resolution Among Bassa and Egbura Ethnic Groups in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
    (2020-03-12) Yahaya, Adamu; Maifata, Mu’azu Nurudeen; Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi
    This study investigated the influence of traditional information communication in conflict resolution among Bassa and Egbura in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design and questionnaires were used as an instrument for data collection. The population of the study was made up of the Bassa and Egbura communities in Toto LGA. However, 398 members of the communities were selected as sample for the study; two objective and one hypothesis were formulated and tested. Descriptive statistics were used to analyses the data collected. The study established, among other things that power struggle, political exclusion, and non-compliance with rules and policies of the land. Others are lack of information, dominion and oppression, exploitation and unjust violation of human right. The study also discovered that non-tolerance, victimisation, discrimination, among others are the causes of ethnic conflicts between the Bassa and Egbura communities. The study recommends power-sharing, equal distribution of resources, provision of social amenities and infrastructures, information sharing, dialogue, hearing and respecting the views of others, open-mindedness, inter-ethnic interactions, use of town crier, social media, radio, and newspaper should be employed to avoid conflict between the affected communities
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    Interlibrary Loan Between Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic and Jigawa State Institute of Information Technology, Kazaure – Nigeria
    (2020-03-19) Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi; Abdullahi, Firdausi; Rabe, Asma”u
    The study investigated the need to have a guideline for engaging in interlibrary loan activities between Hussain Adamu Federal Polytechnic and Jigawa State Institute of Information Technology; all the two institutions are located at Kazaure town in the Jigawa State of Nigeria. The research is qualitative in which the interview method was conducted between the Polytechnic Librarians and the Institute Librarian of the two Institutions to collect data for the study. The two institutions are much closer to each other, and there is a mutual understanding between them in engaging in many activities. The study found that there was no written guideline guiding the practices of interlibrary loan activities even though the activities were carried out in an informal way or on gentlemen’s agreement. The two libraries studied have their reasons for engaging in interlibrary loan activities, which include: provision of adequate resources and services; promotion of free flow of resources and services; promotion of mutual understanding among participating libraries among others as such they are making an effort to have a guideline for the activities through holding a regular meeting to discuss the importance of developing a working guideline for interlibrary loan, organising conferences, workshop and seminars and the like between them. The study recommended that: There is the need for the two institutions to have guidelines for interlibrary loan; the two libraries studied will carry out the interlibrary loan successful if there is a guideline in place; the policymakers need to intervene in all possible ways to have the guideline and a guideline was proposed for an interlibrary loan among the institutions.
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    Readiness of Academic Librarians to Form Sustainable Partnership Activities among the Federal Universities Libraries in Nigeria
    (Department of library and information science , Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2021-06-04) Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi; Adamu, Yahaya; Asma'u, Rabe
    The study investigated the readiness of academic librarians for sustainable partnership activities among the federal university libraries in Nigeria.. A cross-sectional survey design was used, and the study was carried out in the forty (40) federal universities in Nigeria. The federal universities were divided into strata according to six (6) geopolitical zones; a stratified sampling technique was adopted, 50% of the population was used from each stratum as a sample. This 50% gave a total population of 18 federal universities, and the (18) federal universities have a total of 480 academic librarians, which serve as a primary population of the study.
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    Relevance of Policy/Guideline for Effective Resource Sharing Activities among Federal University Libraries in Nigeria
    (Department of library and information science , Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2019-03-03) Ahmad, Ibrahim Idi; Adamu, Yahaya
    The study investigated the relevance of policy/guideline for resource sharing activities among federal university libraries in Nigeria Cross sectional survey design was used in the study. The secondary population of the study was thirty six (36) federal university libraries in Nigeria out of which eighteen (18) university librarians. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire and interview that was administered to academic librarians and university librarians respectively. The data collected were analyzed using Thematic analysis and deductive coding technique. The findings revealed that there is no policy/guideline that guides resource sharing activities among the federal university libraries, the study also found that different types of resource sharing activities were practiced by libraries under study However study recommended that there is a need for federal university libraries under study to have policy/guideline on resource sharing, library co-operation, interlibrary loan or partnership activities,. Finally, the study proposed « policy/guidelineframework for resource sharing activities among the libraries under study.