Faculty Awareness and Utilization of the Essential Electronic Agricultural Library for Teaching and Research: A Study of Academic Staff in the University of Calabar, Nigeria

Edem, Nkoyo

doi:10.11648/j.edu.20160503.11

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“…These findings were not surprising, especially as the interviewed library directors noted that they had tried to implement common trends. Several previous studies had reported the availability of e-resources (Edem and Egbe, 2016;Mawere and Sai, 2018;Mwantimwa and Elia, 2017;Tella et al, 2018), IRs (Di Salvo et al, 2015Kakai et al, 2018;Namaganda, 2017;Shajitha and Majeed, 2018), remote access (Blansit, 2007;De Sarkar, 2015), social media (Akeriwa et al, 2015;Okoroma, 2018;Trucks, 2019) and ILMS (Komolafe-Opadeji and Ojo, 2019) in university libraries.…”

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Harnessing digital power for relevance: status of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda

Nakaziba,

Ngulube

2024

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Purpose This study aims to assess the extent to which Uganda university libraries have implemented digital transformation technologies and to determine the facilitators and barriers affecting the implementation of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda. Design/methodology/approach This study used a convergent parallel mixed methods design. It was conducted in six selected university libraries in Uganda, which were in three private and three public universities. The study sample included 103 librarians with a minimum qualification of a bachelor’s degree and six library directors. Findings The findings indicated that there was an average (n = 37, 48.7%) implementation of digital transformation in the selected university libraries in Uganda. Some of the barriers hindering digital transformation included inadequate funding, lack of awareness of digital technologies, inadequate ICT skills, insufficient ICT infrastructure and limited staff among others. There is a need for library management to provide support in the form of funds, policies and human resources to implement such digital transformation. Research limitations/implications The criteria for choosing universities were those that have been around for at least 10 years. The reason for this was that it was assumed that these universities would have well-established staff development programmes and procedures as well as be likely to have incorporated technology into their services, including libraries. This study’s limitations stem from the fact that this criterion for selection might not apply to all Ugandan university libraries, particularly those that are less than 10 years old and may not have been well represented in this study. Originality/value The magnitude of the problem of digital transformation in university libraries in Uganda is unclear because of the limited research available in the Uganda library and information science field. This study presents the status of digital transformation in Uganda university libraries.

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Harnessing digital power for relevance: status of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda

Nakaziba,

Ngulube

2024

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“…[24] [25] believes that e-resources are the main gateway that provides users with the information needed to conduct investigations in various fields. University e-resources are the main part of the library websites and have become a vital academic resource that supports teaching, learning, and research activities [26]. e-Resources play an essential role as a source of information in providing quick and easy service to readers [13].…”

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Assessing User Requirements for e-Resources Interface Design in University Libraries

Rohmiyati,

Wook,

Sahari

et al. 2023

IJACSA

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Resources in the university library as learning resources are one of the primary services that promote learning and research to improve university productivity. At present, users find it difficult to access e-resources and require assistance in finding them. When using the system, users felt frustrated, confused, and lost. The e-resources services system on library websites, on the other hand, lacks sociability and a sense of human warmth. Sociability and a sense of human warmth can be integrated into the website interface, which may evoke the sensation of being with an actual individual, even if the service is provided online. This study investigated the social presence aspects that can be implemented in the library's e-resources system. The purpose of this study is to elicit social presence features that can be implemented in the design of e-resource interfaces on library websites. The methods used in this study are in three phases: a) web content analysis from twelve university library interfaces designed in several countries; b) interviews with library staff; and c) assessment by a questionnaire of library website users. Website content analysis was used to investigate elements that offer many unique features to support the implementation of social presence through the e-resources interface. An interview was used to validate elements that were found in the web content analysis, and a questionnaire phase was used to assess the user requirements for these social presence elements. The results of empirical studies show that users need some elements of social presence, such as comments, chat, ratings, voice, personalized welcome in library accounts, tools, preference language, links for reference managers, and social media, as well as ease of access such as readable help font, color, and font size.

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Awareness and Use of Electronic Resources as Predictors of Scholarly Publication Output of Researchers in National Agricultural Research Institutes in Nigeria

Akande

Popoola

2022

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The study that directed this article examined the extent of awareness of e-resources, their frequency of use and the prediction of scholarly publication output among researchers in National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) in Nigeria. The survey research method of co-relational type was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised researchers in 15 NARIs in Nigeria. Total enumeration was used, and the total population of the identified researchers was 1 089. A questionnaire was the main instrument for the study, and out of 1 089 questionnaires distributed, 868 were returned, giving a return rate of close to 80%. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, which included means, percentage, standard deviation and variance. The findings showed a high awareness of e-resources among researchers. It also confirmed a moderate level of use of e-resources among the researchers. The study found a correlation between awareness and the use of e-resources. Also, from the study, it was discovered that the awareness and use of e-resources determined the scholarly publication output of researchers. Recommendations were made on the findings of the study, namely that library managements within NARIs should endeavour to sustain the awareness of e-resources among researchers through the deployment of new and relevant approaches so that their productivity will not decline.

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Faculty Awareness and Utilization of the Essential Electronic Agricultural Library for Teaching and Research: A Study of Academic Staff in the University of Calabar, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

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Harnessing digital power for relevance: status of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda

Harnessing digital power for relevance: status of digital transformation in selected university libraries in Uganda

Assessing User Requirements for e-Resources Interface Design in University Libraries

Awareness and Use of Electronic Resources as Predictors of Scholarly Publication Output of Researchers in National Agricultural Research Institutes in Nigeria

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