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    Impact of Climate Change on Information Service Delivery in Selected Libraries in Kwara State
    (Proceedings of the Nigerian Library Association, Delta State Chapter Conference, 2021) Abduldayan, F.J.; Oyedeji, G. O.; Abubakar, A.; Abduldayan, A. H.
    The study examined the impact of climate change on service delivery in the National Library of Nigeria, Ilorin; University of Ilorin Library; and National Stored Products Research Institute Library, Ilorin. The study was guided by five (5) research objectives and questions that sought to identify the level of awareness of library staff on climate change, the impact of climate change on information resources and library building, available plans and preventive measures against the impact of climate change on the libraries, and challenges faced by libraries in combating the effect of climate change. The population of the study was eighty-seven (87), hence, total enumeration was used for the study. Seventy-four (74) copies of questionnaire were filled, returned and used for the analysis. Questionnaire and observation checklists were used as instruments for data gathering. Simple percentages and tables were used for data analysis and presentation of findings. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents are aware of environmental factors such as temperature, relative humidity, light, air pollution, greenhouse gases and global warming which affect libraries, books and information resources. However, climate change has the highest negative impact on books in the libraries studied. Climate change also affected the walls of library buildings, ventilation and temperature. The following recommendations were made among others: training and workshops should be organized for library staff on climate change and its effects on libraries. Continual rehabilitation of dilapidated library buildings to control the impact of climate change and finally, procurement of modern technological gadgets to curtail changes in climate.
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    Empirical Study on Rainfall Patterns and Construction Programme Provisions in Jos, Nigeria
    (West African Journal of Building and Road Research. © Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), Nigerian & Building and Road Research Institute of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-BRRI), Ghana, 2017-11-30) Olubajo, Oluseun Olukemi; Olawuyi, Babatunde James
    Weather conditions affect the duration and cost of construction activities, and many companies have neglected the need to consider the exact empirical effect it has on the delivery of construction projects. This prompted an investigation on the precipitation patterns in Jos Metropolis of Plateau State, Nigeria and its effects on the delivery of construction projects. The study evaluated the amount and frequency of yearly precipitation in Jos, and compared it with the provisions made by Builders and Construction Managers in preparing construction programmes and determined its effect on the construction projects delivery. A Mixed design approach was adopted with Rainfall data collected from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency for over a 10 year period as well as from structured questionnaires. The Data was analysed using mean and percentages. The study concluded that the provisions made for idle or rain days in preparation of work programmes for construction projects were in most cases inaccurate and thus affected the performance of the construction projects. The study suggests measures to be adopted by stakeholders towards better project outcome.