Browsing by Author "Izuagbe R"

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    Faculty research performance expectancy of online databases: system design characteristics as facilitating conditions
    (2021) Izuagbe R
    The identification of the determinants of intention to use and use behavior is crucial for quality decision-making both at the individual and organizational levels. This phenomenon underscores the quest to gain insight into the facilitators of faculty research performance expectancy of online databases (PEOD) with a view to providing policy direction for research-based institutions. The survey research design method alongside a multistage sampling procedure were applied to address the phenomenon. Three universities, of two ownership types (federal — 1 and private — 2) provided the research setting for the conduct of the study, and 129 faculty members provided the research data. The questionnaire method was utilized for data collection. The descriptive and inferential statistical tools were employed for data analysis, aiding the emergence of the following major results: the examined system design characteristics of ODs are significant, but weak predictors of faculty intention to use the technology for research, system quality, and information quality are significant facilitators of PEOD; however, the latter wielded a higher intention to use effect on faculty research PEOD than the former, and authoritativeness and credibility of sources are the most important factors influencing faculty research performance expectancy level of ODs. Accordingly, the study provided unique insights that could guide librarians in the selection of ODs prior to making subscriptions.
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    Librarians’ perception of disaster preparedness as precursor for effective preservation and conservation of library resources in Nigerian university libraries
    (2020) Ilo PI; Nkiko C; Izuagbe R; Furfuri IM
    The study examined librarians' perception of disaster preparedness and its effect on effective preservation and conservation of library resources, focusing on university libraries in the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted. The university libraries that provided the data and institutional setting for the study were randomized using the ballot system after which total enumeration technique was employed to take complete census of the population. The population comprised 327 librarians and library officers drawn across federal and state university libraries in the region. The questionnaire and interview methods were used for data collection. Results affirmed, as postulated, that preservation and conservation of information resources would be more effective if disaster preparedness measures are incorporated into the process. As a result, both approaches were found to be complementary. It was also discovered that the core digital preservation strategies are not being practiced in university libraries in the studied region. Consequently, it was recommended that effort aimed at all forms of preservation strategies should be employed to ensure the longevity and sustainability of all information resources.