Technological and Infrastructural Issues of Institutional Repositories in University Libraries in Nigeria: And the Way Forward

Okoroma, Francisca N.

doi:10.1080/10572317.2018.1491710

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“…As of 2020, Nigeria has 170 universities, 43 of which are owned by the federal government, 48 by state governments, and 79 by private persons or organizations. According to Okoroma (2018), the funding of six university librarian heads to attend a workshop by UNESCO spurred the institutions' early interest in digitalization. The digitization of resources is projected to boost a university's image in the long run.…”

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Relationship between technological change, digitization, and students’ attitudes toward distance learning in Lagos Higher Education institutes

Onyekwere,

Enamul Hoquei

2023

IJTEI

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The focus of this research is to investigate the relationship between learning flexibility, support services, and students' attitudes toward remote learning programs in Nigeria. A correlational research methodology is used, and 385 individuals drawn from a multi-stage sampling technique form the study's sample. The data collecting tool is a three-section questionnaire devised by the researchers. Experts validated the questionnaire, which was then administered once on a randomly selected sample to assess the internal consistency. The Cronbach Alpha formula produced values of .74, .77, and .78 for the three separate questionnaire constructs. At the .05 level of significance, two research questions were posed, and two related null hypotheses were investigated. The collected data is analysed using the Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation formulas. The findings show that there is a positive relationship between digital learning flexibility and students' attitudes toward distant learning programs (r =.439, Freq=476, p.05). There is also a favourable link between technology supports and students' attitudes toward distant learning programs (r =.339, Freq=476, p.05). It is thus recommended, among other things, that providers of distance learning programs guarantee high flexibility and quality learner support services to cater to the academic needs of learners with different characteristics, as this would improve students' positive attitudes and increase the enrolment of candidates in distance learning programs.

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Relationship between technological change, digitization, and students’ attitudes toward distance learning in Lagos Higher Education institutes

Onyekwere,

Enamul Hoquei

2023

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“…Okoro and Okogwu (2018) decried the poor state of many IRs in Nigeria owing to the lack or non-availability of basic and advanced ICT infrastructure, such as internet broadband for connectivity. Internet connectivity is a major need for the repository in the performance of its statutory responsibilities.…”

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Facilitating conditions and institutional repository sustainability by librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria

Esse,

Haliso

2023

DLP

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the facilitating conditions (FCs) and how these FC affect institutional repository (IR) sustainability practices in public universities in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A survey research design was adopted in this study. The study population comprised 542 librarians from public universities that have IRs across Nigeria. A sample size of 230 librarians was determined using Taro Yamane’s formula. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the respondents in three stages, which were purposive, stratified and purposive sampling. A structured, validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential (simple and multiple regression) statistics at a 5% level of significance. Findings The result revealed that the availability of FCs (ßeta = 0.459, t(211) = 7.719, p = 0.000) has a positive and significant influence on IR sustainability in public university libraries in Nigeria. The F-test (1, 223) value of 59.582 shows that there is sufficient evidence to substantiate the model’s usefulness in explaining IR sustainability. The R2 (0.211) indicates that 21.1% of the variation in IR sustainability is explained by the availability of FCs in public university libraries in Nigeria. The finding suggests that the availability of FCs is a vital predictor of IR sustainability in public university libraries in Nigeria. The result also depicts that out of the eight parameters that measure the availability of FCs, it was current awareness of IR that had a positive and significant influence on IR sustainability. Originality/value This study concluded that ICT skills and FCs are contributory factors to IR sustainability practices by librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria. It was recommended that university administrators formulate policies that promote the sustainability of IR and provide adequate funds to support IR sustainability. Furthermore, the library management in public university libraries in Nigeria should drive content recruitment and create awareness of the IRs among students and faculty to ensure continued use.

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The effect of technology infrastructure investment on technological innovation ——A study based on spatial durbin model

Pan

Guo

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Technological and Infrastructural Issues of Institutional Repositories in University Libraries in Nigeria: And the Way Forward

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Relationship between technological change, digitization, and students’ attitudes toward distance learning in Lagos Higher Education institutes

Relationship between technological change, digitization, and students’ attitudes toward distance learning in Lagos Higher Education institutes

Facilitating conditions and institutional repository sustainability by librarians in public university libraries in Nigeria

The effect of technology infrastructure investment on technological innovation ——A study based on spatial durbin model

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