Browsing by Author "Mohammed, Shehu"

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    APPLICATION OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (SDI) IN NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
    (Department of Library and Information Sciences, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-09-18) Mohammed, Abubakar Abdullahi; Maifata, Mu'azu Nurudeen; Mohammed, Shehu
    The focus of this paper is on the use of mobile technology in the provision of effective selective dissemination of information in Nasarawa State University library, Keffi. Preliminary investigations revealed uncertainty on the rate of use of mobile technology in providing SDI in the university's library neither is there a comprehensive database captured for such purpose. As a result, this research is aimed at studying the level of awareness the provision of SDI has attained in the university, the presence of mobile technology infrastructure put in place, hindrances to provision of this service via mobile technology and necessary steps to curb the stated hindrances and challenges. The target population are the academic staff and librarians who were administered questionnaires and interviewed respectively. A total of 200 copies of questionnaires was administered; 189 copies were returned and found usable. The collected data was analyzed and presented using simple percentages and frequency counts. Majority of the respondents were male across different ranks in the academic cadre and two librarians. Findings revealed that lack of constant internet data bundle and mobile access to emails hinders effective access to SDI on the part of researchers; while lack of standard policy for SDI provision, bureaucratic processes for considering submitted reports as well as funding of internal projects and network downtime count on the part of the university library. The study recommended that there should be improved SDI awareness among lecturers through HOD’s and Deans of faculties especially during board meetings, and adopting an automated SDI system supported with a clear-cut policy for SDI provision in the university
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    OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE, HOUSEKEEPING USE AND CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
    (Department of Library and Information Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2020-02-11) Abba, Fati; Maifata, Mu'azu Nurudeen; Mohammed, Shehu; Abdullahi, Abubakar Mohammed
    This research examined the use of open source software in federal university libraries in Northern Nigeria. The objective of the study was to ascertain if the libraries were using open source software for their automation process, what type of open source software is used, what libraiy housekeeping functions it suppoded and what constituted the challenges associated in using the software. The research design adopted for this work was the survey research method while questionnaire was the research instrument used in the collection of data. The study involved the population of librarians from the Federal University libraries in Northern Nigeria. Out of (45) copies of questionnaire administered, forty-three were returned to the researcher which were used for delta analysis. The data collected were analysed using frequency counts and presented in tables. The results of the study showed that KOHA was the open source software in use by both libraries. From the findings, it was revealed that the majority of the respondents agreed that the software supported major housekeeping functions of the library and also performed well above average. Circulation management and registration of users were the function most identified by majority of the respondents as functions performed by their library software. Challenges such as lack of regular updates and lack of adequate support for all library housekeeping functions were also recognized by the majority of the respondents as part of the factors hindering the use of their library 's software.