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    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.
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    The Role of Academic Libraries in Enhancing Workflow in African Universities
    (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Its Applications, School of Information and Communication Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria, 2016) Abduldayan, F.J.; Dang, T.L.; Karemani, A.; Obadia, S.B.
    An academic library may be beautifully designed but with little impact on the research output of its users. This study identified these gaps with reference to African libraries. Researchers, irrespective of their areas of interest, have a common research workflow which defines the entire research process. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be embedded at every level of the workflow, creating an enabling research environment to ease research processes and better output. Academic librarians, as part of their role in supporting teaching, learning, and research, are expected to introduce, advocate, and create awareness and offer support services on available relevant products and services that can be embedded at every level of the research workflow. This study identified new products and services and suggested how they should be embedded through the research process. The study concluded that embedding these new products and services in research workflow will improve the quality of researches emanating from Africa and ultimately improve our research visibility globally.
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    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.
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    Assessment of Plagiarism in Undergraduate Projects in the Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State
    (Nigerian Libraries: Journal of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), 2017) Abduldayan, F.J.; Obaje, A.M.; Oyedum, G.U.
    The study examined students' plagiarism in undergraduate final year projects for the 2014/2015 academic session in the Department of Library and Information Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna. Turnitin anti-plagiarism software was used in checking the similarity index and percentage of plagiarized content in the students’ projects. The acceptable benchmark for similarity index was 20% in line with the University policy. All the cases of plagiarism are treated as a case of examination misconduct by the University. The study utilized the analysis of Turnitin anti-plagiarism software as the method for determining the rate of plagiarism. The total population of 42 students for the 2014/2015 was considered, of which 31 (73.8%) successfully trained in their work and graduated with percentages ranging from 14% to 20% similarity indices. The study determined different tricks and methods adopted by students in manipulating the results of Turnitin in order to get the acceptable percentages. Findings revealed some of the challenges faced by students while using Turnitin for plagiarism check. These included students’ lack of paraphrasing skills, time constraints, and lack of continuous monitoring of students’ progress by faculty instructors. The study concluded that Turnitin has helped improve students’ work integrity among students and staff and has also ensured integrity in intellectual outputs emanating from the university. This has led to the increased research visibility and academic ranking of the Federal University of Technology, Minna on the Web. The study recommended that the University should encourage all students to start turning in their work early and not at the end of the project, as this would give them time to paraphrase their work before submission deadlines. The need for comprehensive training on how to paraphrase contents was also recommended.
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    Use of Library Resources by the Undergraduate Students in Nigerian Federal Universities
    (Information Trends, Kaduna, 2014) Oyedum, G. U.; Abduldayan, F.J.; Chuks-Ibe, P.O.
    Students' use of university library resources is essential in order to achieve their educational objectives in the universities. This paper, therefore, assessed the level of undergraduate students' use of library resources in Nigerian federal universities. The study also ascertained which of the library resources the undergraduate students use most in the university libraries. The survey research method was used for the study and the study population was 1,453 undergraduate students from across Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Science, and Social Science faculties in the selected universities. The main instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage tabulation were used in analyzing the data. Results revealed that the level of students' use of library resources in Nigerian federal universities is low. The study also revealed that students frequently visit the federal university libraries in Nigeria in order to use resources to support their classwork activities. To increase the level of library use by undergraduate students in Nigerian federal universities, the majority of the respondents indicated the need for the provision of electronic resources/internet-connected computers and the creation of a more conducive atmosphere, among other recommendations, to attract students to effectively use the university libraries.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Development of Marking Scheme
    (In Ohize, E.J. et al (Eds). Instructional Pedagogy. Sokoto, University Press, 2019) Akor, P.U; Udoudoh, S.J; Abduldayan, F.J.
    One of the most recurring and difficult situations in classroom practice is assessing the quality and quantity of learning that has taken place. This is because teaching has intended outcomes that are geared towards behavioural change. In this regard, a good teacher assesses the progress of the students through tests, assignments among others using standardized criteria. It goes without saying that adopting a standard for marking students’ scripts is a fantastic tool to help teachers ensure that marking is consistent across all students’ scripts in a particular examination, test or assignment. Hence, this unit explores the development of a good marking scheme suitable for eliminating teachers’ biasness when marking.
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    Development of Library System Automation Software: A Study of Federal University of Technology, Minna Library
    (Lapai Journal of Management Science, Lapai, 2016) Oyedum, G.U; Abduldayan, F.J; Amos, V.
    The paper examined the provision of automated software for Library services in Nigerian Universities, using Federal University of Technology, Minna Library as a case study. The system design methodology was used in the study. The general objective of this study is to explore the potentials of providing effective and efficient library services of record-keeping of books and users; and giving easy access to these records to users when needed, using a desktop Java application at the University Library. This software is used to register students and staff, new books that arrive the circulation unit, lend out books to users and-make returning of the books easy. With the software, the library staff can view user record, edit the record, and calculate fine of defaulters automatically. The software can also send e-mail to various users/members who default in returning borrowed Library books. The software also generates report for the Chief Administrator to view activities carried out in various units of the Library. This software was designed and developed with Java Programming Language. The software will enhance Library services and boost professional standing of the librarian as well. Based on this study, it is recommended that provision of digital library services in Federal University of Technology Minna as well as other tertiary institutions of learning should be implemented in line with current global digital trend.