... a significant role in combating cultural factors that promote gender-based violence by shaping attitudes, beliefs and behaviours within communities. This study aims to examine the impact of radio messages on challenging cultural factors that promote gender-based violence in Osun State, Nigeria. Design...

...Godwin Oberhiri-Orumah; Ebikabowei Emmanuel Baro Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of institutional repositories (IR) in tertiary institution libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a survey research method. Online questionnaire...

...Chukwuma Clement Okeji; Juliet Chinedu Alex-Nmecha Purpose The purpose of the study is to investigate the use of social media platforms in teaching/learning in the period of lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a survey method...

...Clement Ola Adekoya; Joseph Kehinde Fasae Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the social media application and the spread of COVID-19 infodemic in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive survey research design was used for this study. A total of 1,200 social media...

...Williams Ezinwa Nwagwu; Henry Abolade Areo Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine how cost, network and technology factors affect the use of mobile technologies for clients’ care in internal medicine department in Nigeria’s premier teaching hospital, the University College Hospital...

... their level of information literacy skills to be moderate. Practical implications The findings of the study will inform librarians and faculty in universities in developing countries like Nigeria to develop an information literacy instruction policy. Originality/value Assessing information literacy...

...Stella Ngozi Anasi Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the composite influence of perceived work relationship, work load and physical work environment on the job satisfaction of librarians in South-West, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a descriptive...

...Chukwuma Clement Okeji; Eriye Chris Tralagba; Ifeyinwa Calista Obi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the digital literacy skills possessed by librarians working in university libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire was developed using...

...Adefunke Sarah Ebijuwa; Iyabo Mabawonku Purpose Undergraduates use electronic library resources for academic activities. However, literature has revealed that undergraduates’ use of electronic library resources is low in Nigeria owing to attitude, computer literacy and information retrieval skills...

... institutions’ visibility were among the factors the academic librarians indicated as very important that motivate them to contribute their scholarly output to self-archiving options. Research limitations/implications One major challenge to the study is that many academic librarians in Nigeria do not check...

... evidence within the context of university libraries in Nigeria. The purpose of this study is to determine how knowledge management affects innovative services in university libraries in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a quantitative approach and used questionnaire to collect data...

...David Oguche Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the current status of Institutional Repository (IR) and scholarly communications (SC) in Nigeria. The paper also deliberates the benefits of IRs including how it can help libraries in Nigeria to reduce the cost of purchasing articles...

... capability scale placed the libraries studied mainly on Level 1 (awareness level) of the model. Practical implications This paper demonstrates that the culture of QM in academic libraries in Nigeria is at a low level with considerable potential for development. It is suggested that future adoption...

...Yetunde Abosede Zaid Purpose This study examines the level of awareness about high blood pressure and the role of librarians in the dissemination of health information among residents in Lagos State, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The population comprised high blood pressure patients...

.... This should be taken into consideration for further study. Practical implications The study has implication for librarians in Nigeria in achieving sustainable development through cross-disciplinary research. While librarians engaged in research within the ambit of library and information science...

...Saturday U. Omeluzor; Gloria O. Oyovwe-Tinuoye Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of integrated library system (ILS) in academic library operations in Edo and Delta states, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a descriptive survey research design...

...Jacintha Ukamaka Eze Purpose – The purposes of this paper were to find out the problematic factors in providing library and information services to Nigeria prisoners and the strategies for solving them, thereby enhancing adequate provision of the required services to these prisoners. Design...

...Stella Ngozi I. Anasi; Imo J. Akpan; Titilayo Adedokun Purpose – This study aims to investigate the degree and frequency of utilisation of information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled platforms for knowledge-sharing by academic librarians in south-west Nigeria. It also seeks to identify...

...Williams E Nwagwu; Judd-Leonard Okafor Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the diffusion of ebooks among postgraduate students in arts and technology faculties of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Electronic books have become increasingly popular in recent years, but factors...

... through the web‐based version of Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Africa Journals OnLine (AJOL) and literature search. Findings There have been nine issues since the first publication in 1979. The study discovered that NSLJ was not listed among the known LIS journals from Nigeria...