Copyright (c) 2012 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi Recent documents in Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr en-us Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:09:15 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/18 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/18 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:24:58 PDT In recent years, library and information services have developed from the traditional print based services to technology driven systems engendered by the adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in library operations and services. These developments have brought about an increase in the responsibility of Library and Information Professionals (LIP) in academic institutions that are exposed to traditional and ICT driven operations as well as research needed for career progression. Furthermore, in some developing countries like Nigeria, female LIP socio-cultural responsibilities differ from their male counterparts. Hence, female LIPs are faced with issues of: coping with the migration to ICT driven operations and services, career progression requirements, and other socio-cultural expectations. This article seeks to determine the coping strategies of female librarians to the challenges of the digital world. A survey was carried out among all female academic LIPs in southern Nigeria. The questionnaire was designed to elicit information on the benefits as well as challenges emanating from operations/services in the library, career progression and societal expectations, in addition to their coping strategies. The outcome of the research reveals the impact of technological progress on female professionals in developing countries and the steps that could be taken to help overcome these challenges.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. Digital World Challenges http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/16 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/16 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:31:36 PDT The survey was conducted with the focus to determine the awareness and use of Web 2.0 tools by librarians in Anambra state in Nigeria. Questionnaire was designed and distributed to all professional librarians in the state who are members of the Nigerian Library Association. Result shows a low awareness and use of Web2.0 tools by the librarians. Social networking sites are the mostly used among the various tools. Their use of the tools is dependent on the librarians’ place of work with the academic librarians using the tools more than others from other places of work. Most of the librarians use the tools for communication and profile publicity. Personality characteristics, computer expertise, motivation, lack of facilities and access restriction are among the impediments to the librarians’ use of Web 2.0 tools.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/15 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/15 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:58:23 PDT The study was designed to analyze citation of postgraduate masters’ theses produced between the year 2000 and 2008 in the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology of Federal University of Technology Owerri with a view to determine their resource preference. It was undertaken as an update of similar study carried out in 2003 and 2004. Using checklist data contained thirty one (31) theses which were submitted in the University library between the year 2000 and 2008 were collated and analyzed using tables, graph, frequency count and percentages. The result revealed that: though the students cited monographs, journals , conference proceedings and; unpublished theses/ dissertations , newspapers, technical reports and newsletters, journals are cited most. The mean number of cited resources for each of the theses is 75.8 out of which 34.12% are journals hence, the students demonstrated preference for journal to other resources for research; current resources were not used by students for research since 53.23% of the resources cited were 20years older than the year the theses were produced; and the most preferred journal for research by the students was the Journal of Animal Production. Other journals which the students preferred for research included Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture, Agronomy Journal and Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. Most of the preferred journals which were available in the Library had their subscription suspended before 1997. Recommendations were made based on the findings.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. Citation Analysis, Citation Preference http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/14 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/14 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:11:59 PDT The paper x-rays the extent of automation in South East Nigerian libraries. Ex-post-factor research method was adopted for the study involving the study of 35 libraries in the South Eastern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The study revealed that out of six public and five ministries of Education /Information libraries, none is automated. It also revealed that out of the 24 academic libraries, only two are automated. Based on the findings it is recommended that: all the three tiers of government should automate their government departmental libraries to ensure efficient storage, retrieval and dissemination of government information; state and federal governments should provide ICT facilities in their public and academic libraries, adequate opportunities for students and researchers should be created to use ICT applications and there should be adequate supply of electricity to power the ICT facilities

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/13 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/13 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:47:56 PDT The exponential population increase in the Country is not without consequential effect on secondary schoolleavers jostling for limited admission space in Nigerian institutions of higher learning. Every academic year, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), rolls out frightening number of candidates desiring to enter Nigerian universities. These universities have limited resources to admit up to fifty percent of the candidates. The result is frustrated secondary school leavers who continue to apply yearly for admission. Consequently, examination malpractice becomes the norm. Measures were taken to ameliorate the problem including sandwich, continuing and distance education programmes. These modes of education are not without problems including infrastructural, manpower, and geographical location etc. Thus, the advancement in technology which heralded e-learning seems to be the panacea to the unrelenting effort to accommodate the increasing desire for higher education by Nigerians. The paper sought to present issues involved in the adoption of e-learning education platform aimed at leveraging the aboveproblems. It explores different levels of e-leaming adoption, issues involved , the benefits and its prospect towards solving the population explosion problem in our education system.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr Elearning, Higher Education, Enrolment, Admission Nigeria http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/12 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/12 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:00:49 PDT This paper discusses the need for university libraries in Nigeria to support cyber-education or cyberscience. There is the move from the traditional print-based system to the automated system of library services. Most recently, the birth of digital environments has led to the introduction of virtual libraries and online services which enhance the output of libraries andmeet the demands of users in places where they have been adopted. This paper encourages the support of cyber-science or cyber-education in Nigerian university libraries as a way to meet the changing needs of university communities. It highlights the transitions from the old to the new and recommends ways to fulfil the needs of all stakeholders in the university environment

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr Cyber Education Roleof University Library http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/10 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/10 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:49:10 PDT The study was carried ot to determine the undergraduate students awareness and attitude towards HIV/AIDS prevention. A sample of 1000 students was taken from the Federal University of Technology Owerri. The results show that the students had no deep knowledge of HIV/AIDS, their major source of information is the mass media, many of the students were not taking precautionary measures against HIV/AIDS infection.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr HIV/ AIDS AWareness http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/9 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/9 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:21:11 PDT The work discusses the management of newspapers in Nigerian university libraries with reference to the Library of the Federal University of Technology Owerri. It notes that newspapers are acquired by subscription through a well-established vendor or directly from the publishers. Political, economic, social and intellectual problems hinder the continuous subscription of newspapers. The processing of newspaper involves stamping and recording using standard forms and registers or loose sheets. Such processing requires adequate work surface. Newspapers are made available for use on display racks or newspaper folders while articles are located using in-housed developed indexes. The preservation of newspapers poses some problems due to the brittle nature of the newsprint, which make it amenable to decay. The use of microfilms for preservation is not made in FUTO library. A new trend of management is expected with the availability of newspaper information on the Internet and CD-ROM.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. Digital Library Developing Country Newspaper management http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/8 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/8 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:41:53 PDT Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. Digital Library Developing Country http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/7 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/7 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:29:31 PDT Keynote presented during the Medical Library Association of Nigeria(MLA-NG)2011 Conference/ AGM

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/6 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/6 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:46:34 PDT The Library, Federal University of Technology Owerri like every living organism has undergone series of metamorphic growth and development since its establishment in 1981. It has experienced traumatic and exciting movements. There have been three successive management changes; structural expansions and changes, monumental growth and expansion in resources, operations and services; dynamism in the type and number of users as well as increase in the capacity and number of staff. The most striking transformation is in the area of adoption of Information and Communication Technology in library operations and services. After 23 years of documented information on the management, operations, services and activities of the University Library, the FUTNOTES is coming up with another special edition, though this sill not jeopardize the 1985/86 tagged FUTNOTES Special Edition. 8n this premise, this paper is poised to provide in abridge form the :evelopment of FUTO Library with respect to its accommodation, -~adship, resources, operations and,services.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. FUTO Library, History of FUTO Library, Development FUTO Library, Organisational Structure FUTO Library http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/5 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/5 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:06:43 PDT The paper presents the adoption and use of ICT in library and information services in Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) Library. The historical development of the ICT Unit of the Library, the structural organization, the ICT facilities, hardware and software available. the offline and online databases and services available as well as the automation process involved vvere all discussed. The challenges towards' the provision of effective and efficient ICT based services in the library including those of funding, ICT policies, environmental challenges etc and the prospects including a tremendous increase in the number of lCT experts at all levels; of the library stafl improvement in the provision of ICT infrastructure, development of" institutional strategic. policy on ICT in FUTO, increase awareness and commitment in ICT among policy and decision makers etc believed to result in prompt and timely information delivery, global access to information and ease of use among others were also identified.

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr et al. ICT use library, Federal University of Technology Owerri Library ICT, FUTO Library ICT, Automation FUTO Library, FUTO Library DATAD, Electronic theses FUTO http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/4 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/4 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:35:08 PDT Presents ways students of philosophy and other discipline can approach literature search in the digital environment. Identified characteristics to be possess by the student, the various sources of information , the various eresources as well as sites that can be consulted by philosophy students

]]> Chinwe Veronica Anunobi Dr Information sourcing approach, E-resources sourcing, Literature search approach, information literacy http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/3 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/3 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:25 PDT A survey was conducted in the thirteen federal university libraries in southern Nigeria to determine serials processing activities and the problems which hinder effective serials processing. A questionnaire was distributed to 65 purposively selected serials staff from the libraries. Forty-eight (82.75%) of the returned questionnaires were found usable. The average of 50% and 2.5 were taken as positive bench-mark for dichotomous and Likert point scale items on the instrument respectively. The result shows that serials processing activities in southern Nigerian federal universities libraries include collation, stamping, recording, cataloguing, classification, and stock taking.Processing activities differ significantly among the libraries in the South East, South West, and South-South geopolitical zones of the country. Serial units in the South West zone university libraries are more developed. Effective serials processing in southern Nigeria federal university libraries are hindered by variables relating to processing tools and nature of serials.

]]> Benson E. Edoka et al. http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/2 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/2 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:24 PDT The research was conducted in southern Nigeria federal university libraries to identify the extent of ICT use for serials functions. A questionnaire was distributed to staff from the 11 federal university libraries in southern Nigeria. The results reveal that serials functions are still predominately manual, with ICT being more prominent in the serials public services and preservation functions; public services activities involving the use of ICT are mainly access to and retrieval of serials and article titles. It is recommended that university libraries should make a decision on whether to equip serials units with ICT facilities or have a systems unit where ICT-related operations will be carried out, including serials. University libraries should solicit aid from donor agencies for ICT hardware and software for serials functions.

]]> Chinwe V. Anunobi et al. http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/1 http://works.bepress.com/chinwe_anunobi/1 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:22 PDT The paper discusses the place of academic libraries in developing countries as access points to print and electronic resources. The changing role of academic libraries resulting from the digital technology allows libraries to participate in universal access. A conceptual model of print/electronic resource access for academic libraries in developing countries is presented and emerging issues for academic libraries in developing countries are discussed.

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