
Ifeoma Stella NjokuFederal University of Technology Owerri | FUTO · University Library
Ifeoma Stella Njoku
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This study is necessitated by an increasing number of resources available in the virtual environment which is affecting patron's use of library physically to access information. The purpose of the study was to assess the information marketing strategy that an embedded librarian employed at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). Specif...
Some Nigerian universities are digitising their scholarly heritage and the high risk of loss or attack of digital records due to viruses and cyber hacks is worrisome, with far reaching consequences on the confidentiality, integrity and availability triad. This paper examines cybersecurity and institutional repository (IR) protection in Nigeria, hig...
Theses and dissertations are research carried out as a requirement for the award of masters or doctoral degree. Theses are one significant means through which university libraries enrich their resources. They are grey literature that contain firsthand information that does not pass through any means of traditional publishing. However,the graduating...
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Revolution 4.0 is a new age globalization term for technological integration of robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and networking into operations, productivity and performance. 4.0 industrial revolution in library services, encompasses big data, 3d printing, open knowledge, open source, cloud services, machine learning, co...
Online educational resources play a vital role in transforming access to learning and research. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought changes to academic libraries by way of innovating digital learning to widen users engagement through knowledge cloud learning programs and services. Knowledge cloud allow librarians to deliver contextually relevant info...
The change demand from Nigerians across the country is eluding citizens as they are lamenting the hardships in term of high poverty level, insecurity, crushing corruption, bad governance, poor infrastructural funding as well as lack of cohesion and stability in economic policies. Nigerians are demanding for urgent measures by the government at all...
This paper looked at ICT as a necessary tool for achieving the Millennium Development Goals ICT is relatively a new discipline in human development that combine the technology of various electronic devices. The paper stressed that Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved fast without aa good data base of information and knowledge about socio...
Since the adoption of the sustainable development goals, Nigeria has continued to demonstrate its commitment to the SDGs promise through leadership and ownership of the implementation process. Despite the government continued demonstration and commitment to the SDGs promises, it is observed that these goals have not had any desirable impact or effe...
This study investigates the functioning approach of high performance work system (HPWS) through professional mentoring on librarians’ job performance. The paper explores Spangenberg’s integrated model of performance. The AMO theory formula P=f (A, M, O) was used to explain the commonality on the influence of professional development on job performa...
Marketing library services to enhance library patronage
The study investigated information resources and services in academic libraries in Imo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research method and interview schedule was used to elicit responses. About 316 respondents, representing 10% of a total of 3160 lecturers in the 6 academic institutions in the state were sampled based on proportionate sampling t...
Large-Scale digital preservation initiatives and collaborations as a strategy for addressing technology obsolescence in preservation of Africana digital news content
Working together to produce sustainable content while being mindful of technology obsolescence may support preservation sustainability of Africana digital news content. This paper demo...
The paper examined the impact of conference attendance on leadershipdevelopment of librarians in Federal University of Technology Owerri and Imo State University Owerri, both in Imo State. Data was obtained through questionnaire administered to 58 respondents from the two Institutions under study. Leadership development variables were categorized....
The general purpose of the study is to determine the influence of socio-demographic variables on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by lecturers in library schools in SouthEast and South-South zones of Nigeria. The survey research design was used for the study using questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. Three r...
Purpose: The growing concern on the dropping students’ patronage of academic libraries has necessitated this work. This study investigated the effect of library orientation on patronage of library/information resources by freshmen of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Design: The paper is based on FUTO library efforts aimed at galvanizin...
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Purpose: The growing concern on the dropping students’ patronage of academic libraries has necessitated this work. This study investigated the effect of library orientation on patronage of library/information resources by freshmen of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
Design: The paper is based on FUTO library efforts aimed at g...
Databases are collection of electronic books, journals and other study materials available through the internet. While some can be accessed free of charge, others are subscribed to by universities before clients can access them online. Consequently, the library Federal University of Technology, Owerri has provided accesses to both online and offlin...
The study investigates professional development, performance evaluation and management systems of cataloguers in university libraries. The descriptive survey method was adopted for the research and the population of study consists of 51 cataloguers in 10 university libraries in South East zone of Nigeria. The questionnaire was distributed to 51 cat...
This study focuses on the need for academic libraries to adopt open source software technology for effective library services in Imo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research method was used to elicit responses. About 82 respondents consisting of librarians from the six academic institutions in the state were used for the study. Consequently, 82...
The objective of this study is to determine the extent to which mentoring programmes can encourage job task output of librarians which improves productivity. The study provides a conceptual and theoretical framework based on previous researches. The study adopted the survey method of research to sample opinion of respondents for the study. The popu...
This paper discusses the origin of museum, its brief history in Nigeria , its meaning, types, need for museums and the relationship between museums and libraries.
It specifically addresses the issue of young people and museum which is the heritage of their pride. The paper also discusses factors/problems which may impede museum\'s role and conclus...