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Librarian's emotional intelligence and proficiency as correlates of electronic collection development in universities in North-central, Nigeria
(FUGUS International Journal of Library and Information Science, 2024) Agyo, E; Madu, E. C; Ahmed, A. O; Abduldayan, F. J.
The study examined librarians' emotional intelligence and proficiency as correlate of electronic resources collection development (ERCD) in universities in North-central, Nigeria. The objectives considered were to: find out the relationship between librarians' proficiency and ERCD in university libraries in North-central, Nigeria; and determine librarians' emotional intelligence and ERCD in these university libraries. Correlational research design was used. The total population for study was 400 librarians. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to stratify the university into Federal, State and Private Universities. Questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS was used for the quantitative analysis and result were presented using frequency, mean, and standard deviation. The result of the study showed that proficiency skills in database, social media, online public access catalogue, e-document and e-book delivery, data management, storage of electronic resources, e-processing, and e-ordering by librarians has a relationship on electronic resources collection development in university libraries. The findings also revealed that librarians possessed self-awareness skills, self-regulatory skills, motivational skills, empathy skills, and social skills, and It has influenced the ERCD in the studied university libraries. The study concluded that addressing the identified deficiencies in proficiency, and emotional intelligence can lead to a more effective and efficient electronic resources collection development, thereby improving the overall academic and research experience for library users. Therefore, the study recommended that training that will boost the emotional intelligent of librarians by the management should be done regularly.
Library Education and Training in Nigeria 1962-2022: A Development of Framework for Skills Needs by LIS Graduate for Functionality and Relevance in the 4IR Era
(Proceedings of Nigeria Library Association (NLA) @ 60 Conference, 2022) Tella, A.; Uwaifo, Stephen, O.; Abduldayan, F. J.
This study examined library education and training in Nigeria 1962-2022, with the purpose of developing a framework for skills needs by LIS graduate for functionality and relevance in the 4IR era. A qualitative approach was adopted using documents analysis of documents downloaded from Web of Science, Research Gate, and Francis and Taylor databases from which a total of 45 retrieved articles were used as data source for the study. Three broad themes were revealed in the information search: namely, LIS education and training in Nigeria, fourth industrial revolution (4IR), library and information science skills and skills development. The findings demonstrate that the curriculum contents is adequate in part but the graduates are found wanting in its inadequate since they cannot applied the skills they acquired through the curriculum contents in their place of work. It was found that LIS have skills to cataloging, index, reference, develop collections, compile bibliographies; partially* search and retrieve information, while rare skills include web-design, database management, trouble-shooting and coding, data analysis, among others. This indicates that LIS graduates in Nigeria mostly possess traditional skills from the three categories in the study and are lacking the fundamental novel skills required by LIS graduates reported in the study are critical thinking, complex problem-solving skills, intelligence, negotiation, people management and decision-making, emotional intelligence, negotiation, cognitive flexibility, and judgment and decision-making, emotional intelligence. The study developed a conceptual framework which serves as basis for the future related studies in Library and Information Science research.
Populating Institutional Repositories in Nigeria using Research Data: Challenges and Prospect
(Embracing Innovation in the Changing World of Information and Libraries, 2024) Abduldayan, F. J.; Abduldayan, A. H.; Abubakar, N. U.
Institutional Repositories (IR) are the storehouse of knowledge and intellectual outputs emanating from a research institution. The contents vary from journal articles, conference proceedings, inaugural lectures, theses and dissertations, and research data (datasets). Research data is any information that has been collected, observed, generated, or created to validate original research findings. This study explored the prospects and challenges of depositing research data in the IR focusing on university libraries in the five federal universities of technology in Nigeria, namely: Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMIN), Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (MAUTECH), and the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU). Four (4) research questions were formulated while qualitative data was collected from the five University Librarians using interview guides. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, and findings revealed that four FUTs have an existing IR, although there is low upload of research data on the repository. Librarians have the required skills to offer research data management services, even though the service is yet to be deployed to researchers in the university community. Recommendations include the need for continuous advocacy by the library on research data management and policy formulation by the university management to encourage the need for depositing research data in the Institutional Repository.
Research data management and information security: Role of Library and Information Technology Service (ITS) units in federal universities of technology in Nigeria
(I-Manager’s Journal on Information Technology, 2019) Abduldayan, F. J.; Abifarin, F. P.; Oyedum, G. U.; Alhassan, J. A.
This exploratory study presents how information security affects research data management in all the Federal Universities of Technology (FUTs) in Nigeria. These FUTs in Nigeria are: The Federal University of Technology, Minna; Federal University of Technology, Akure; Federal University of Technology, Owerri; Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola; and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi. Lack of trust in the available security systems and safety procedures guiding the Institutional Repositories (IR) has been identified as a perceived impediment to depositing intellectual outputs and the underlying research data by researchers. The consequence of this is poor patronage of the IR and low content of repositories of FUTs in Nigeria. The objective of this study was therefore to identify the available support systems in the Libraries and Information Technology Service (ITS) Units of FUTs in Nigeria. The study used face-to-face semi-structured interview methods conducted on five university librarians and five heads of ITS Units of FUTs in Nigeria, who are responsible for the development and management of institutional repositories and are also stakeholders in effective research data management. For data transcription and analysis, this study adopted the Braun and Clarke (2006) thematic analysis approach, which involves a six-phase qualitative data analysis. Findings of the study confirmed that hacking, as a cyber threat, still poses a great threat to intellectual output and research data deposited in the IR of FUTs in Nigeria. The study recommended the need for continued capacity building to improve the cybersecurity skills and data management skills of ITS staff and librarians, respectively.
Users’ acceptance testing of a computer-based research data management system in federal universities of technology in Nigeria.
(2nd International Conference on ICT for National Development and Sustainability (ICT4NDS2021), Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2021) Abduldayan, F. J.; Abifarin, F. P.; Oyedum, G. U.; Alhassan, J. A.
Management of research data is becoming increasingly important, especially as it is being required as a core requirement by journal publishers and funding agencies. Users’ experience, as gathered from researchers in five federal universities of technology in Nigeria, showed that knowing the actual data to manage, how to manage, when, and where to manage it is quite difficult. This study developed and conducted users’ acceptance testing of a computer-based Research Data Management System (RDMS) that would guide researchers, who are actual data producers, on proper data management through their research life cycle so that they could come up with a product (datasets) that repositories (libraries) can accept and manage for future reuse. Chemistry was purposively selected as the discipline in focus. Interview methods were used to understand the existing research data workflow of chemists, while a questionnaire was used to conduct the users' acceptance testing. Evolutionary prototyping techniques were used for software development, while constructs from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) were adopted for the acceptance testing. Findings revealed that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and facilitating conditions had no significant effect on behavioral intention to use the system. However, research experience and social influence had significant effects. Hence, libraries in the federal universities of technology in Nigeria should roll out research data services and intensify efforts on advocacy and training on the use of the RDMS by chemists.