Jacob Kehinde Opele

Federal University Oye-Ekiti · Library and Information Science

Effective health service delivery hinges on the interface between professionals rendering health services to the sick and the injured. This paper examined the inter-professional collaboration and knowledge management practices among the clinical workforce in Federal Tertiary Hospitals in three Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria. The study employed a non...

The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of entrepreneurship on youth empowerment in in Ife Central Local Government area of Osun State. The study employed survey research design. A total of 125 youths in the study area was recruited by means of questionnaire administration. Data analysis was done using frequency counts and per...

The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of entrepreneurship on youth empowerment in in Ife Central Local Government area of Osun State. The study employed survey research design. A total of 125 youths in the study area was recruited by means of questionnaire administration. Data analysis was done using frequency counts and per...

Knowledge sharing practices is key to the progress and thriving of any business idea, it is the footing upon which any business can be established regardless of size and location. This study was a qualitative study on the opinions of market women (traders) at Ogunpa, Ibadan on the concept of knowledge sharing in business practices. The study employ...

This study investigated social media use and knowledge sharing practices among undergraduates in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti. The study highlighted the importance of social media for knowledge sharing among undergraduates. The study embraced the descriptive design. The population of the study comprised eight thousand three hundred and fifty si...

Use of social media for knowledge sharing among undergraduates

Online teaching and learning have received widespread acceptance in recent years due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study set out to determine nursing students’ perception and attitude to the online learning model (OLM) in the schools of nursing within South-West Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional de...

This study evaluated how inhabitants of Ogun State, Nigeria's cosmopolitan districts, sought for health information. In order to acquire quantitative data from patients using diagnostic centers in Ogun State, Nigeria's cosmopolitan areas, this study used a non-experimental descriptive survey approach. Residents who visited diagnostic centers in Ogu...

This study examines COVID-19 awareness and prevention among Health Information Management Students in Nigeria. The study investigated sources of information to students about COVID-19 as well as students' knowledge about the signs and symptoms of COVID-19. This is quantitative research which employed the descriptive survey design. A total of 630 st...

Mutilation of library materials is a global phenomenon that must be properly checked to prolong the span of the library materials. This study examined undergraduates' perception of the influence of book mutilation and defacing on library use in the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Library. This study employed the descriptive survey design. The...

The use of social networking in industry and academic has been recognised in the literature. However, there are dearth of literature on the extent to which medical officers in Nigeria are making use of the social media for disease diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. The current study therefore seeks to investigate the extent of use of social media...

The study was designed to examine use of library resources by medical students in LAUTECH College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive survey design to collect primary data from Medical students of College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. A total of two hundred and eighty (280) medical...

The study was designed to examine use of library resources by medical students in LAUTECH College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The study employed the descriptive survey design to collect primary data from Medical students of College of Health Sciences, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. A total of two hundred and eighty (280) medical...

Objectives: This is an exploratory study that focused on identifying the contemporary health related information needs of librarians in Osun State; types of mobile technology used for accessing health related information as well as identifying challenges experienced in using mobile technology for accessing health related information. Methodology: T...

Innovativenes is critical to the success of any business venture. The current study examined the innovative practices adopted by some informal businesses across three sectors in the Nigerian economy: manufacturing, agriculture and services. Primary data were obtained from business owners and managers in the informal business sector in Nigeria. Si...

Glycemic Control Remains A Major Cornerstone In The Management Of Diabetes Mellitus. Despite Consistent Studies, The Incidence Of Both Short-And Long-Term Complications Of Diabetes Had Been Quite Alarming. This Study Employed A Descriptive Design. A Total Enumeration Of 185 Diabetic Women Of Reproductive Age Constituted The Sample Size. A Self-Stru...

This study focused on technology application in Health Information Management in Obafemi Awolowo University Hospitals Complex Ile-Ife. A simple random sampling technique was employed for the selection of respondents for the study. A total of Seventy eight (78) respondents across the department was randomly selected for the study. Descriptive statis...

This project assessed the barriers to implementation of electronic health information in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. The study was conducted among 170 members of staff through the administration of questionnaire survey. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected for the study. The finding thus showed that 98....

Objectives: This is an exploratory study that focused on identifying the contemporary health related information needs of librarians in Osun State; types of mobile technology used for accessing health related information as well as identifying challenges experienced in using mobile technology for accessing health related information. Methodology: T...

The idea of a board system is a global thought commonly practiced by academic and professional bodies regardless of institution or professional affiliation. Nigeria like its counterparts in other countries of the world has a rich history and antecedents of establishment of national, public, research and private libraries with their boards created a...

The current knowledge-driven economy requires that institutions and departments adopt strategic approaches to the way their businesses are being conducted. The university in particular needs to embrace the idea of knowledge management practices to be able to serve their clientele much better. However, the extent of knowledge management practices in...

Effective dissemination of knowledge among health care professionals using information and telecommunication technology has been identified as an important tool to improve quality health service delivery. This study provides a succinct explanation of the constraints of using information technology in the management of knowledge among diverse health...

The idea of patients' satisfaction has gained momentum in the last two decades due to increasing awareness on the right of the patient to quality health care regardless of religion and socio-political affiliation. The current study ascertains the extent to which patients are satisfied with the health records management practices in the university m...

PURPOSE: To investigate self-management practices of diet, exercise, medication, and self-monitoring of blood glucose among diabetic women of reproductive age in OAUTHC. METHODS: This study employed a descriptive design. A total enumeration of 185 diabetic women of reproductive age in a tertiary hospital in Osun state constituted a sample size. A s...

This study investigated lecturers' use of multimedia resources for knowledge transfer at Adeleke University. A descriptive survey design was employed. The study was conducted among the 84 full-time academic staff using census techniques. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data from 84 lecturers out of which 80 questionnaires were ad...

This study assessed library user satisfaction with the use of digital reference services at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. This study employed a survey design. Survey research is applied mainly to examine the current practice of digital reference service without manipulating or controlling the factors influencing these practices. The study popu...

This study explored library user perception on the link between knowledge economy and sustainable development. This study adopted the descriptive survey design of correlational type. The population of the study consisted of all library users who were randomly selected during the period of the study. In all, 250 library users agreed to participate i...

The paper highlighted key issues of KM in Nigeria

The paper identified the roles of social networking in information service provision

The paper argued for a sustainable knowledge economy in Nigeria

Paper exposed students of Department of Library and Information Science (LIS), Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State to the centrality of library in the academic community

The paper highlighted the role of libraries and the economic restructuring question in Nigeria

The Management of knowledge in organizations has become a prerequisite for sustainable development all over the world. Effective knowledge management certainly reduces operational costs and improves productivity

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate ICT use in health information management at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. Three objectives and seven research questions were formulated to guide the stud...

This study assessed the role of agricultural information dissemination and utilization in sustainable and improved agricultural productivity and development in Nigeria. Agricultural information dissemination and utilization is viewed as a transfer of messages by various media resources, systems and users. This is normally done through four channels...

This study assessed information seeking behaviour of Health Information Management Students, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria by means of survey research design. Information seeking behaviour was operationally defined in this study as the totality of human behaviour in relation to sources...

In recent times, the traditional methods of providing information services are changing, and also, the performance of library tasks is undergoing a major change process. Libraries are thus being transformed from book centered to information centered institutions, and emphasis is shifting from book collection and storage to access and provision of e...

This study assessed the knowledge sharing behaviours of postgraduate students in selected Nigerian Universities. The study focused of knowledge sharing practices of postgraduate students, media of knowledge sharing, commonly shared knowledge and factors that influences postgraduate students' knowledge sharing behaviours. The study employed a descri...

Knowledge and its management are essential tools for job creation, economic growth, and development. Despite its importance, not many organizations are making adequate use of their knowledge assets. The current study examined the influence of knowledge management practices and innovation on job creation in the Niger Delta Development Commission (ND...

Knowledge management

This study examined ICT literacy skills and internet usage patterns of library users in Osun State College of Education Ila-Orangun, Nigeria, evaluating the purpose and frequency of Internet use, and identifying the barriers to ICT and library resources utilization among library users. It also established the relationship between ICT literacy skill...

This study provided empirical evidence on the quality of health service delivery in Federal tertiary hospitals in Nigeria and the extent to which quality health service delivery is predicted by knowledge management practices, interprofessional collaboration and information technology application

Background: Labor pain is an inevitable experience for parturients with choice for labor analgesia depending on awareness, parturients' education, availability, cost and adverse effects of the analgesic materials. Methods: All pregnant women attending booking clinics in the obstetric units of our hospital were recruited into an open-label randomize...

Background and Aim: Despite transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) being regarded as gold

A good health records management requires adequate attention to its preservation and conservation for the benefits of the patients, care providers and the hospital. This paper takes a look at the relevance of the five laws of library and information science in the management of health records library. The paper differentiated between a record and a...

Crop farming is one of the leading agricultural practices all over the world. It is the major source of food and livelihood. However, farmers' information behaviour directly or indirectly affects their quality of life which has been described as a concept of economics, sociology and political science which encompasses an individual's spiritual (emo...

Analyses research and experimental development Expenditure

Stimulated interest in knowledge management

The right to quality health care is one of the fundamental human rights for all people regardless of religion, culture or social class. Lack of quality health care in Nigeria has led to poor quality of life for the citizens. This study was undertaken to assess the extent of knowledge management practices among Health Information Management Practiti...

Research and Experimental Development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. Every scientific investigation is marred with challenges. Hence, this study examined R&D...

The demographic change in Nigeria has posed a new challenge to individuals, groups and the government, this is because the change is skewing towards the young population of working age groups who are unemployed because of low emphasis on the significance of innovation and knowledge management practices among the decision making entities in Nigeria,...

This study presents the extent of interprofessional collaboration practices among Doctors, Nurses and Health Information Managers at the Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey design with a sample size of 204 Medical Doctors, 180 Nurses and 95 Health Information Managers recruited at the Federal Tertiary Hospi...

This paper attempted to document the differences and similarities in knowledge sharing practices in the Bible era and today. It presents the concept of knowledge from human and biblical perspectives. The paper also provided an overview of knowledge sharing in Bible time and today. It identified factors influencing knowledge sharing today as well as...

This study assessed information seeking behaviour of Health Information Management Students, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria by means of survey research design. Information seeking behaviour was operationally defined in this study as the totality of human behaviour in relation to sources...

In recent times, the traditional methods of providing information services are changing, and also, the performance of library tasks is undergoing a major change process. Libraries are thus being transformed from book centered to information centered institutions, and emphasis is shifting from book collection and storage to access and provision o...

This study assessed e-collaboration networks for research and development in two universities and a Science and Technology research institute in South western Nigeria. It investigated the sources of information available for S&T research activities, determined the extent of academia utilizing e-collaboration networks and examined the advantages of...

The purpose of this study is to gain an insight into the knowledge sharing and academic goal orientation of postgraduate students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The study referred to postgraduate students as key players in this knowledge-based economy, an economy that places emphasis on knowledge as the product of success and currency of t...

This study assessed the value of hardcopy materials and its actual use at the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM). Structured questionnaire was designed and administered to 75 employees across four departments (Training and Research, Planning and documentation, Technological Innovation and Enterprise Studies, and Finance and Adminis...