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    The Role of Current Awareness Services in Enhancing Quality Library Service Delivery Using CASUp Graphics in FUT Minna Library
    (9th Hybrid International Conference of School of Science and Technology Education (SSTE), 2023) Okem, D.; Abduldayan, F.J.; Abdulsalam, A.,; Abduldayan, A. H.
    This study is focused on the role of current awareness services in enhancing quality library service delivery in the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Library FEDERAL University of Technology Minna. Libraries have long been recognised as an important storehouse of information, knowledge and services. With the increase in the number of resources available in academic libraries, keeping library users informed of new acquisitions has become a necessity to improve leaning, teaching and research. Current Awareness Services (CAS) are designed to help users stay informed about recent developments, issues, and activities relating to their field of study. The Federal University of Technology Minna Library has implemented CAS, but it is not clear how effective it is in meeting the needs and expectations of library users. This study aimed to investigate the availability and use of CAS in the Federal University of Technology Minna Library, as well as the perceived expectations of library users from CAS. The study further developed Current Awareness Service-Upgrade (CAS-UP) using a graphical design template to revitalize the existing CAS in the library. A survey research design was adopted using copies of questionnaire designed with Google Forms to randomly collect data from 234 undergraduate and postgraduate students of FUT Minna. The findings from this research showed that the level of awareness of CAS was low while the expectations from students as regards CAS was high. CAS-UP was developed as a way of upgrading the existing current awareness services using a graphical design template. The study recommended that regular training should be encouraged for library staff to ensure effective current awareness service delivery and CAS-UP should be promoted through various channels such as social media, newsletters, emails and posters.
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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.