The influence of traditional culture on library administration among the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria

Odi, Amusi

doi:10.1108/01435120110388797

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“…Because of the nature of inter-group relationship, these people feel free to interact and thereby transfer information to one another. Sturges and Neil (1990) and Odi (2001) have, in their separate writings, encapsulated the relationship between rural library services and information transfer and delivery and the existence of groups and associations.…”

Section: Use Of Institutional Frameworkmentioning

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Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Uhegbu

Okereke²

2006

Library Review

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Purpose -This paper focuses on the methods for achieving effective and sustainable HIV/AIDS information dissemination to the rural women in Imo State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach -A discursive paper with an argument based on reliable sources from the literature. Findings -The paper argues that the various channels already used to disseminate HIV/AIDS information to the rural women, such as the establishment of the National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA), the organisation of conferences and talks, and the use of mass media, may not be achieving the desired results in view of the fact that in spite of all the campaigns, the rates of infection continue upwards.Research limitations/implications -The focus of the paper is practical rather than researchoriented, but if new methods were adopted, further research would be needed to see if these methods were indeed effective. Practical implications -This paper identifies better practical methods for disseminating AIDS information, advocating the use of institutional frameworks, community inter-groups, community information centres, information repackaging and the adoption of vernacular as the language of communication as effective and sustainable methods of disseminating HIV/AIDS information to rural women. Originality/value -If adopted, the new methods outlined in this paper will encourage innovatory and more effective ways of improving information flow thus improving public health.

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Section: Use Of Institutional Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Uhegbu

Okereke²

2006

Library Review

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“…Owing to her oral tradition, information is neither seen as essential for individual development nor as a national resource. Vital information within the country is people-based and is subsequently lost when they die [14,35]. The oral tradition seems to permeate the whole state of Nigerian citizenry -the educators, decision-makers and planners in Government alike.…”

Section: Oral Medium Of Communication and High Illiteracy Ratesmentioning

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Constraints on the Formulation and Implementation of National Information Policy for Nigeria

Uhegbu

2004

Journal of Information Science

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The problems hindering the formulation of a viable information policy for Nigeria are discussed. They include, among others, the unstable nature of the country’s economic, social and political environment, weak and uncoordinated information professional bodies and oral tradition reinforced by high illiteracy rates. The chaotic information environment in Nigeria is also highlighted. The paper advocates that a committee of information experts be set up, that the government re-evaluates economic and monetary policies and that professional associations and institutions should make concerted efforts towards championing the cause of a national information policy.

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“…Few studies have yet emerged of the effect of the corporate culture on strategic planning in libraries, but Badu (2001) provides a case study from Ghana; and Odi (2001) writes of the influence of traditional culture on library administration in Nigeria.…”

Section: Leadershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Management and the management of information, knowledge‐based and library services 2001

Ward

2002

Library Management

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The influence of traditional culture on library administration among the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria

Cited by 3 publications

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Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Decades of persistent ignorance towards sustainable dissemination of HIV/AIDS information among rural women in Imo State, Nigeria

Constraints on the Formulation and Implementation of National Information Policy for Nigeria

Management and the management of information, knowledge‐based and library services 2001

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