Survey of Security Challenges in University Libraries in Southwest Nigeria

Abioye, Abiola; Rasaki, Oluwole Ejiwoye

doi:10.1080/01960075.2013.869078

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“…Several elements may impact on how librarianship students become aware of harming library materials (Abioye and Rasaki, 2013;Ajala and Oyeboade, 2008;Qobo, 2004). The main impacting element is their thought of reducing burden in buying books.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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“…These authors also indicated that 66.3 per cent of users eat in the Olabisi Onabanjo University library in Nigeria so as to restore their lost energy because of fatigue. Abioye and Rasaki (2013) say lack of education and training in library also causes students' bad treatments on books. In addition, Dent (2013) realizes that parents have gradually influenced their children's awareness since they were a child.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Besides, Elbert et al (2012), Linh (2012) and Thanh (2015) point out that library users gained experiences from their friends. Ajala and Oyeboade (2008) and the other authors such as Alemna (1993), Abioye and Rasaki (2013) and Higgins (2015) say that selfishness and ownership made students perform negative treatments to library materials. Whereas, Ikuomola et al (2014) determine that uncomfortable place of library and students' tiredness has also affected students' bad treatments to books they are using.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is also a warning for their carefulness in using books later on. Moreover, Abioye and Rasaki (2013) advocate applying strong punishment for damaging actions. Similarly, Nguyen (2013) suggest punishing as indicated by law to users who damage rare materials at the library.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…With low living standard, students could not afford to buy books for their own; therefore, they tend to tear documents to save their own money. Similarly, Qobo (2004) and Abioye and Rasaki (2013) also said that it is the destitute life that makes students have bad treats toward library books. Students' selfish thoughts and deliberate sabotage are also named as two other reasons why they have bad behavior on print resources.…”

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Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

Huynh

Lam

2018

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the rate of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center – a university at the Mekong Delta and identify users’ behaviors that may harm library materials, thereby presenting some potential solutions to enhance librarianship students’ awareness of preservation. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on Walker’s (2003) conceptual framework of preservation and that of education and propaganda from awareness development. Using a quantitative approach, 25-item questionnaire was delivered to 133 sophomores and seniors and analyzed by SPSS software. Qualitative data from the open-ended question were recorded and analyzed by themes. Findings The findings from this study show that the rate of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center was relatively low compared to that of other libraries in the nation and in the world. In addition, students’ knowledge about how to make the photocopies, as well as how much to open the book, is limited. The most important reason is because of lack of education from school and the library. The research also proposed some effective and realizable solutions to enhance librarianship students’ awareness of preservation of the materials at Learning Resource Center of a Mekong Delta university, Vietnam. Practical implications This research provides library staff and users, especially librarianship students, with an awareness of the important role of book preservation, human behavior of library collections and potential preventive ways of book damage. This study also specifies evidence that library lecturers should include ethical issues in their lectures because librarianship students still have limited knowledge of book preservation. By doing so, these actions may motivate librarianship students to continue to learn and apply their knowledge of preservation into library materials and their own documents. Furthermore, the finding of the library work punishment contributes to better understanding of library labor force and students’ personality education. The findings can serve as a reference to educating other users in Vietnam and globally. Originality/value The level of print material deterioration at the Learning Resource Center of a Mekong Delta university, Vietnam and library work punishment were observed to be the most important findings with regard to library preservation in a particular library in Southeast Asian country. These findings provide insights into students’ awareness of preservation, not yet discussed in the literature.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

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Lam

2018

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Risk assessment of digital library information security: a case study

Han

Huang

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Purpose This paper uses the GB/T20984-2007 multiplicative method to assess the information security risk of a typical digital library in compliance with the principle and thought of ISO 27000. The purpose of this paper is to testify the feasibility of this method and provide suggestions for improving information security of the digital library. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts convenience sampling to select respondents. The assessment of assets is through analyzing digital library-related business and function through a questionnaire which collects data to determine asset types and the importance of asset attributes. The five-point Likert scale questionnaire method is used to identify the threat possibility and its influence on the assets. The 12 respondents include directors and senior network technicians from the editorial department, comic library, children’s library, counseling department and the learning promotion centre. Three different Guttman scale questionnaires, tool testing and on-site inspection are combined to identify and assess vulnerabilities. There were different Guttman scale questionnaires for management personnel, technical personnel and general librarian. In all, 15 management librarians, 7 technical librarians and 72 ordinary librarians answered the vulnerability questionnaire. On-site inspection was conducted on the basis of 11 control domains of ISO 27002. Vulnerabilities were scanned using remote security evaluation system NSFOCUS. The scanning covered ten IP sections and a total of 81 hosts. Findings Overall, 2,792 risk scores were obtained. Among them, 282 items (accounting for 10.1 per cent of the total) reached the high risk level; 2 (0.1 per cent) reached the very high risk level. High-risk items involved 26 threat types (accounting for 44.1 per cent of all threat types) and 13 vulnerability types (accounting for 22.1 per cent of all vulnerability types). The evaluation revealed that this digital library faces seven major hidden dangers in information security. The assessment results were well accepted by staff members of this digital library, which testified to the applicability of this method to a Chinese digital library. Research limitations/implications This paper is only a case study of a typical Chinese digital library using a digital library information security assessment method. More case-based explorations are necessary to prove the feasibility of the assessing strategy proposed in this study. Originality/value Based on the findings of recent literature, the authors found that very few researchers have made efforts to develop methods for calculating the indicators for digital library information security risk assessment. On the basis of ISO 27000 and other related information security standards, this case study proposed an operable method of digital library information security risk assessment and used it to assess a the information security of a typical Chinese digital library. This study can offer insights for formulating a digital library information security risk assessment scale.

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Library Crimes among Users of Library Resources in University Libraries, Nigeria

Nzewi

2023

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This research is aimed at Library Crimes among Users of Library Resources in University Libraries in Nigeria. Descriptive survey and simple linear and multiple correlational research designs were adopted. A 4-point rating scale was used to collect data from a sample size of 394 drawn from 33,159 population. The sample size was determined using Krecjie and Morgan’s table for determining sample size while proportionate sampling technique was applied to determine the individual student respondents of each of the schools. The Universities studied are Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Delta State University, Abraka, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozor, Federal University of Technology, Owerri Imo State University, Owerri, Madonna University, Okija, Paul University Awka, Chukwuemeka Odiumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to obtain means and coefficient of correlation for answering research. Findings show among others that, the crime practices in university libraries studied is not significantly carried out above average rating; the measure of patrons’ utilization of the library resources in universities studied is not significantly above average rating; and there is a very high and significant relationship among theft, mutilation, vandalism, mis-shelving of books and staff assault on one hand and the patrons’ use of the library resources. The researcher made some recommendations on the study.

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Survey of Security Challenges in University Libraries in Southwest Nigeria

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Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

Enhancing librarianship students’ awareness of preservation at the learning resource center of a Mekong Delta university

Risk assessment of digital library information security: a case study

Library Crimes among Users of Library Resources in University Libraries, Nigeria

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