This study explores the engagement in open research practices by librarians in Kwara State, Nigeria. It operates with three objectives and questions. It uses descriptive survey method as its design and adopts convenience sampling technique to select 63 librarians who filled the questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Exploring the Engagement in Open Research by Librarians in Kwara State,” which was sent to respondents through their WhatsApp groups. Findings revealed that respondents used open peer review, publishing research in open access platforms and depositing research in institutional repositories as channels of engaging in open research. It further shows that open research is of benefit to respondents by helping them in the creation of good research profiles, increasing connectivity among researchers and increasing findability and broadening readership of their works, while lack of training on open research, fear of plagiarism and lack of awareness of the open research process are the major factors retarding the engagement in open research by the respondents. This study concludes that open research is one of the mainstays of scientific evolution that enables researchers to increase visibility for their works and recommends amongst others that it is imperative for librarians in Kwara State to be making their research works available in open educational resources, it is one of the states with the highest library schools in Nigeria. Through this, students and other researchers can use their research works to broaden the status of teaching and learning.
The study examines the Management, Dissemination of Ifa oracle and Egungun festival for knowledge preservation and promotion of African Cultural Heritage in Osun State, Nigera. The study traced the origin of Ifa oracle and Egungun in Nigeria, the relevancy of its celebration to national development and how the knowledge are been documented, managed and disseminated. Descriptive survey research method was employed for the study while the major instrument for data gathering was Interview and complemented by personal observation. Ifa oracle and Egungun Priests were been interviewed to elicit information on the methods of documentation, management and dissemination of Ifa oracle and Egungun festival knowledge. Some of the findings revealed that findings that Ifa oracle and Egungun festival was practiced in order to correct ills in the society and to usher in a new blessing for the year ahead. The preservation of Ifa oracle and Egungun festival knowledge was purely through oral memorization. It was however recommended that proper documentation and management of knowledge should be encouraged for proper knowledge transfer and future reference. In addition, the records should be deposited in a public library for proper consultation.
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