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Item 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.Item Research data management practices of chemistry researchers in federal universities of technology in Nigeria(Digital Library Perspectives, 2021) Abduldayan, F.J.; Abifarin, F.P.; Oyedum, G.U.; Alhassan, J.A.This is an exploratory study on the research data management practice of chemistry researchers in federal universities of technology in Nigeria. Research data are increasingly becoming important and are required by journal publishers and international funders to be carefully gathered and properly kept for validation of results, sharing, and future reuse. These chemistry researchers were purposively selected across the five federal universities of technology in Nigeria, namely Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMIN), Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University of Technology, Bauchi (ATBU), and Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH). A qualitative research technique using a semi-structured interview schedule was used to gather data from forty (40) chemistry researchers across the five federal universities of technology in Nigeria. These chemistry researchers were those with either a doctoral degree or currently undergoing doctoral training across all available options and ranks in chemistry. Interview questions were divided into four major sections covering chemistry researchers’ understanding of research data, experience with data loss, data storage methods and backup techniques, data protection, data preservation, and the availability of a data management plan. Findings, as derived from thematic analysis of transcribed responses, revealed that chemistry researchers' research data management practices need a lot of improvement to ensure long-term access, preservation, and reuse of their research data. The study recommended the need for libraries to embark on awareness and education of chemistry researchers on the benefits of good research data management practices.Item 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.Item WORK ENVIRONMENT AS A CORRELATE OF TEACHER LIBRARIANS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.(Faculty of art management and Social Sciences Koladaisi University Ibadan,, 2022-06-28) Adamu, Mohammed Saba; Abubakar, Fati; Shekarau, Musa Imam; Dogara, Ladan & Ahmed, YabagiThis study aimed to examine the relationship between work environment and productivity of teacher librarians in model secondary school libraries in Niger State, Nigeria based on five dimensions of the work environment. Six research hypotheses guided the study in line with the research objectives. The study adopted survey method with correlational approach. The population of the study comprised of thirty-one (31) teacher librarians in the five model secondary school libraries in Niger State. The study adopted complete enumeration or census method due to the small number of the population. A close ended structured questionnaire was adapted and modified to fit this study for data collection. Findings revealed that physical work environment had positive and weak relationship with productivity, administrator support had positive and weak relationship with productivity, security and safety of the work had positive and moderate relationship with productivity, library working hours had positive and strong relationship with productivity and working relationship with colleagues had positive and moderate relationship with productivity of teacher librarians in model secondary school libraries in Niger State, Nigeria. The study concluded that there is significant relationship between all the dimensions of work environment and productivity of teacher librarians in model secondary school libraries in Niger State. The study recommended that management of model secondary schools in Niger State, Nigeria should make working environment more conducive and comfortable for effective teaching and learning as these would help to enhance productivity of teacher librarians.