Browsing by Author "Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome"

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    Adoption of Library Management System: Motivation and Challenges in Developing Countries
    (International Conference on Information Management (ICIM), 2019-03) Aregbesola, Ayooluwa; Eyiolorunshe, Toluwani; Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Yusuf, Felicia; Owolabi, Sola; Okocha, Foluke
    The purpose of this paper was to discuss adoption of library management system, motivation and challenges in developing countries. It started with the introduction of the concept, it further discussed the trend in the adoption of library management system in the developing countries. The paper also highlighted the factors influencing the adoption of library management system in developing countries, it also discussed the motivating factors in adopting library management system to library services. The paper further pointed out the challenges in adopting LMS in developing countries, such as prolonged adverse economic conditions, limitations in budgetary provision, infrastructural and political challenges facing these countries as well as inadequate technical-know required for the deployment and usage of modern working tools and technologies involved within LMS. Based on these, the paper concluded and recommended that there should be adequate planning, preparation and consultations before embarking on the adoption of a software for LMS, regular training and retraining should be conducted for library personnel on the use of the software, institutional support and the reputation of the company that developed the software should also be considered among others. Keywords-Library Management System; Information and Communication Technology; Library and Information Centres; Developing Countries.
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    Awareness and Perception of Plagiarism of Postgraduate Students in Selected Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria.
    (Digital Commons (UNL), 2016-02) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Nkiko, Christopher; Osinulu, Ifeakachuku
    Plagiarism undoubtedly constitutes a seemingly imperceptible threat to the growth of genuine global scholarship. The understanding of various perspectives of the phenomenon is critical to finding a lasting solution. It is against this background therefore, that the study investigated awareness and perception of plagiarism of postgraduate students in selected Universities in Ogun State Nigeria. Survey research design was used while adopting stratified and random sampling methods to select 338 respondents from federal, state and private Universities for the study. The findings revealed average level of awareness of plagiarism among postgraduate students, level of training influenced their level of awareness; pressure to meet deadlines, inadequate writing skills and lack of knowledge of what constitutes plagiarism were found to be responsible for the malaise. The study also revealed a significant positive relationship at r = 0.294 and p < 0.05 implying that as awareness increases, the positive perception of plagiarism would also improve. However, it revealed a significant difference in perception of plagiarism at f(2,327) = 25,000 and p < 0.05 implying that what postgraduate students perceived as plagiarism differ across the types of institution. The paper concluded that plagiarism is a heinous academic crime which negates the main objective of research to discover new facts and expand the frontiers of knowledge. The paper recommended the intensification of awareness and sensitization programmes on plagiarism by various institutions; that the National Universities Commission should enforce the use of Turnitin in all Nigerian Universities and the introduction of information ethics as a compulsory course of study in the tertiary institutions.
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    Citation and Collaboration Characteristics in Civil Engineering Research Projects
    (International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), 2018-11) Aregbesola, Ayooluwa; Owolabi, Sola; Eyiolorunshe,Toluwani; Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome
    Citation analysis focuses on examining the impact and the presumed quality of a particular author, article, journal, institution or a field of study based on level and frequency of citation, among other metrics. The essence of citation analysis most especially in higher institution of learning cannot be overemphasized. The study adopted Bibliometric method. A citation analysis of research projects submitted by graduates of the Department of Civil Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Nigeria. The study covered research projects submitted during 2016 to 2018. All the references of the research projects were examined in print form one after the other and the different types of cited materials were recorded according to the year. It was discovered that journal articles accounted for the highest citations, and this was followed by book and others. It was also discovered that most of the documents cited were between 2013-2016, and the average citation counts was high. The study also found that civil engineering students prefer current literature in carrying out their research work. The result also revealed that the students prefer multiple authorship materials than single author for their research project writing. Based on these findings, the paper concluded and recommended that the current practice of hybrid collection in the university library should be sustained, for serious academic research. Library should continue the annual subscription to books, journals (Prints) and electronic databases as they account for the quality of student’s projects, it was also recommended that supervisors should intensify effort in mentoring the students so as to have continuous improvement in the quality of projects. Key words: Citation, Collaboration, Civil Engineering, Landmark University, Research Projects Cite this Article: Ayooluwa Aregbesola, Sola Owolabi, Toluwani Eyiolorunshe and Jerome Idiegbeyan ose, Citation and Collaboration Characteristics in Civil Engineering Research Projects, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 9(11), 2018, pp. 1904–1911 http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=9&IType=11
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    Digital Divide: Issues and Strategies for Intervention in Nigerian Libraries
    (IGI Global, 2016) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Nkiko, Christopher; Idahosa, Mary; Nwokocha, Nwanne
    This paper discussed digital divide, issues and strategies for intervention in Nigerian libraries. It defined digital divide as the gap that exist between countries, within countries, individuals, families and so on in their access and usage of Information Technology facilities such as the internet, computers, laptops, various handheld devices, application software etc. The paper also discussed the causes of digital divide comprising finance, level of education, location of the individual and language as well as discussing the effects of digital divide to encompass inequality in access to information; ineffective services to users, libraries being unable to satisfy their clientele. The paper went further to discuss the present state of ICT facilities adoption and use by Libraries in Nigeria, compared to their equals in developed countries. The paper pointed out that most Nigerian libraries are far from full automation and Internet connectivity; the staff lack technical skills to build and maintain ICT for enhanced service delivery; libraries in rural areas of these developing countries are more neglected as available ICT facilities and internet connections are mostly available and accessible in the urban areas thus, those leaving in the rural areas are cut off from the numerous benefits of ICT. The paper concluded that Digital divide is a menace that affects information availability and access; growth and development in between countries and within countries and has led to inequality in access and use of ICT facilities as such, Nigerian libraries should wake up to their responsibilities by providing the required infrastructure needed to bridge the gap to prevent the escalation of digital divide. The paper finally recommended the formulation and implementation of ICT policy, adequate funding of libraries by those concerned, education and training of human resources to build and maintain ICT facilities, curriculum innovation by library schools so as to inculcate ICT courses for skills acquisitions of the professionals, improvement of maintenance culture and eradication of corruption in the entire system to enable developing countries take advantage of ICT facilities, make progress and move along with modernity and global sophistication.
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    Digital Library and Distance Learning in Developing Countries: Benefits and Challenges
    (IGI Global, 2019) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Owolabi, Sola Emmanuel; Aregbesola, Ayooluwa; Foluke, Okocha; Toluwani, Eyiolorunshe; Sunday, Oguntayo
    This chapter discussed the digital library and distance learning benefits and challenges in developing countries. It started with the general introduction of digital library and distance learning, and went further and discussed the nexus between the digital library and distance learning. The chapter further highlighted the benefits of digital library in distance learning. It also pointed out the challenges of distance learning in developing countries, such as finance, lack of conducive learning environment, poor policies on education, inadequate instructional materials, among others. The chapter further discussed the challenges of digital library in developing countries to include insufficient funding, high cost of instructional materials, insufficient and digital local content, and so on. The paper concluded that there is an urgent need for all stakeholders to take urgent attention in addressing the challenges of digital library in distance learning to create a full opportunity of what digital library provides in distance learning in developing countries.
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    Infopreneurship in a developing country: Opportunities and Challenges
    (IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019-11-01) Aregbesola,Ayooluwa; Walt, T Van der; Owolabi, Sola; Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Okocha, Foluke; Eyiolorunshe, T.
    The purpose of this paper was to discuss the opportunities and challenges of infopreneurship in a developing country. It started with the introduction of the concept; it further discussed the current state of infopreneurship in Nigeria. The paper further highlighted the benefits and challenges of the practice of infopreneurship in Nigeria. It also stated that developed nations have been able to checkmate unemployment, hooliganism, robbery, terrorism and several other national challenges by encouraging infopreneurship through support from government and corporate organizations. The practice has been challenged in Nigeria by lack of structure and coordination from several operators. The paper concluded that infopreneurship plays a strategic role in the economic sector of Nigeria. Therefore, government at all levels should support the success of infopreneurship in Nigeria as this will help to reduce the rate of employment and at the same time lead to the development of the nation.
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    Towards Curbing Plagiarism in Higher Institutions of Learning: The Strategic Role of the Library
    (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2019-02-15) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Ifijeh, Goodluck; Segun-Adeniran, Chidi D.; Esse, Ugwunwa C.; Owolabi, Sola
    Lack of academic integrity has frustrated the attainment of educational objectives especially in tertiary institutions in recent times. Perhaps, one of the most prevalent fraudulent practice among students, academics and researchers today is plagiarism. This paper examines the concept, nature and intricacies of plagiarism. It notes the devastating effects of plagiarism on the individual, academic institutions and the society at large. The paper argues that libraries by their assigned and inherent functions have a strategic role to play in curbing plagiarism. The roles include awareness creation, teaching of referencing and citation skills, information literacy programmes among others. The paper concludes with further recommendations for dealing with the menace of plagiarism.
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    Value-added Service to Academic Library Users in 21st Century: Using Competitive Intelligence Approach
    (Digital commons (UNL), 2017-11) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Nkiko, Christopher; Osinulu, Ifeakachuku
    Higher education in the twenty-first century globally has been characterized and driven on business ethos. The institutions are faced with stiff competition in an attempt to increase their student enrolment, attract international students and faculty, pioneer centres of excellence, showcase outstanding research output, produce astute graduates and get listed in top ranking league tables. The paper therefore examined the effects of leveraging on value-added services to academic library users through competitive intelligence as a predictor of competitive advantage among tertiary institutions. It identified value-added personnel, collection, processing of materials and dissemination of information as constituting specific target selling points to be enriched with the concept. It however noted and x-rayed the concept of competitive intelligence as a critical precondition for achieving effective value-added service delivery in academic libraries. The paper concluded that robust collection coupled with technology-driven retrieval system as well as digital reference services would lead to greater user satisfaction and enhanced patronage of library services. It recommended among other factors the need to benchmark competitor institutions to gain competitive advantage over the market.
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    What do agricultural and biological science students use? A bibliometric analysis of undergraduate research projects
    (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2019-09) Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome; Aregbesola, Ayooluwa; Owolabi, Sola; Eyiolorunshe, Toluwani; Owolabi, Ayotunde
    The study investigate the citation pattern of undergraduate projects in a private university, Nigeria. Bibliometric method was adopted for the study to analyze the information sources cited in the research projects. The coverage of the study was from 2015 to 2018 set of graduates. Findings revealed that Animal Science programme accounted for the highest citations, while Agricultural Economics had the lowest citations. It was also discovered that an average of 49 citations per project were recorded. Journal articles and books were the most cited materials. The paper concluded and made recommendations. Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis, Information Sources, Agricultural Science, Biological Science, University Students, Landmark University.