The paper examines the evaluation of collection management and student’s use of Arabic materials in the four selected Academic Libraries in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research was used to carry out the investigation. The population was randomly sampled and covered all the matriculated student of the selected institutions that were registered as a library user. The questionnaires were thereafter sent to each of the institutions surveyed to facilitate prompt, high and accurate response from target population. Data were analyzed using frequency and percentages. Findings of the study showed that all the tertiary institutions libraries under study found Arabic materials readily available. Another finding in this study showed that students use the library for seeking their information needs. It has been revealed that facilities are organized for easy use. The finding showed that acquisition and collection polices were evaluated mainly to cater for students information needs. In addition, Arabic students were significantly satisfied with the library collection policy. There is a significant relationship between the libraries Arabic based services/facilities and students educational development. The study concludes that Arabic based services/ facilities can, to a considerable extent, satisfy the information needs of users. The study will benefit researchers, Arabic studies teachers, students and Islamic organization, nation-wide and internationally.
As, information and communication technology (ICT) is sweeping through the global world, there is the need for Nigeria and her educational administrators to keep abreast of the innovations and applications of ICT for performance of their daily administrative task and duties. However, studies directed in this regard were constraint in content and geographical scope. This study therefore examined the impact of ICT on secondary schools' principals' administrative performance in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. This study was anchored on the Technology Acceptance Model. The study was a descriptive research of a survey type. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 135 participants (45 principals and 90 vice-principals) from 45 sampled public secondary schools. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data collected were statistically treated with percentages, mean and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) statistics. Result obtained revealed that, the extent of ICT usage by secondary school principals was moderate (grand mean value of 2.90), while the level of principals' performance in the discharge of their routine administrative duties was also moderate (grand mean value of 2.65). Finding also revealed a significant relationship between the usage of ICT facilities and administrative performance of secondary school principals (r-cal 0.631 > r-tab 0.195). The study concluded that, although ICT has significant influence on performance of principals' administrative duties, its level of availability and usage led the researcher to conclude that secondary school principals in Nigeria are not yet ready for technological advancement or development.
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