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- ItemA Meta Review on Records Management Studies for Future Use(2023) Aliyu, Bube Abdulkarim; Mohammed, Zakari; Abubakar, Tijjani; Mohammed, HabibuThis paper focuses on meta review on some records management studies for future use. It presents the studies based on the following areas: type of records generated by individuals and organisationsfor community services procedures through which records are managed, procedures through which records are accessed, purposes of utilization of records and extent at which records managed satisfy the need of the owners. The studies were conducted in different fields such as education, health care, financial aspect among others. also, the studies were conducted across the globe by different scholars in order to add to the body of knowledge which can be used for societal development. It is concluded that records management studies were conducted from different organisations such as universities, hospitals, secondary schools, local government areas, among others. This tells the scope of studies conducted in the fields of records management and can be used to identify gap in the field so that future researcher can made decision with regard to the studies in the field and contributing in the emerging educational innovations, creativity and research for transformation of teaching and learning in the new global education realities.
- ItemACCESS TO COMMUNICATION BASED TECHNOLOGY AS A PANACEA FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AMONG FACULTY OFFICERS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA(2022-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Goshie, Rhoda Wusa; Jaafar, Sani; Jimada, AishaThis article was undertaken to investigate Access to Communication based Technology as a Panacea for Knowledge Management among Faculty Officers in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and objectives. The research methodology was purely quantitative and a descriptive research design was used. The study population includes 108 Faculty Officers in the five Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Schools, Shika Zaria. Yamani's formula was used to determine the target population sample of 91 respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data. A simple random sampling method was used as the sampling method to collect data from the study area. The tool was subjected to face and content validity. The pilot study was conducted at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria’s main campus, which was outside the key study areas but with similar characteristics, and was also tested for reliability using a splithalf test, and obtained a reliability coefficient of 0.81. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Statistical Package for Social Science version 21.0. Among other things, the results of the study showed that the greater part of respondents indicated that email, online relay chats, Internet telephony, instant messaging, web services, and video conferencing were the types of Internet facilities or services required and accessible for Ahmadu Bello University Faculty Officers Shika Zaria Most respondents indicated that some of the factors that discourage the use of Internet facilities by Faculty Officers are lack of Internet access and inappropriate research on Internet skills. It recommended, among other things, that the management of Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Shika, Zaria, should make more computer systems available to the Faculty Officers in the various schools of the institution to allow them unproblematic access to the Internet facilities.
- ItemAdoption and Use of E-learning in Nigerian Higher Institutions for Sustainable SocioEconomic Development(2021) Musa, Aminu Umar; Muhammad, Jamila; Ismail, Murtala AdakawaE-learning has received considerable attention from educators and researchers, but its adoption and use in Nigerian higher education institutions are not encouraging. Several studies have reported a variety of barriers that affect the successful implementation of e-learning, such as nonexisting operational policies, financial constraints, poor internet connectivity, and resistance. This paper undertook an in-depth review of the literature concerning the benefits of e-learning and barriers affecting successful e-learning implementation for sustainable socio-economic development. The paper highlighted that in Nigerian higher education institutions, the lack of a conceptual framework that takes into account factors that could aid in the proper implementation of e-learning has hampered the successful adoption and use of e-learning. The study concluded that recent developments and government awareness of the importance and relevance of ICT in the educational sector in Nigeria have opened opportunities to adopt e-learning to deliver distance education in order to educate the majority of its uneducated or less educated people. The paper recommended that capacity-building activities, active partnerships, and investment in human and infrastructural facilities remain central to harnessing and exploiting e-learning for socioeconomic development in Nigeria
- ItemADOPTION OF IMPROVED SORGHUM VARIETIES IN THE NORTH -WEST ZONE OF NIGERIA(1998-09-25) Atala, T.K.; Macaver, O.J.; Aba, D.A.
- ItemAfrica Biofortified Sorghum for Nutrition(2014-07-21) WAMBUGU, Florence; OBUKOSIA, Silas; GAFFNEY, James; KAMANGA, Daniel; ABA, DanielThe goal of African Biofortificd Sorghum (ABS) Project is to develop and deploy sorghum with enhanced pro-vitamin A to farmers and end-users in Africa to alleviate vitamin A related micronutrient deficiencies diseases. Sorghum with enhanced pro-vitamin A will first be deployed in the three initial target countries of Nigeria in (English-speuking West Africa), Burkina Faso (French-speaking West Africa) and Kenya in (English-spcaking Mast Africa). To achieve this goal the project technology development team led by DuPonl Pioneer has developed several promising high pro-vitamin A sorghum events. ABS 203 events is so far the most advanced and well characterized lead event with about 10 u,g p-carotene/g tissue which would supply about 40-50% of the daily recommended vitamin A. Through gene expression optimization other events with higher amounts of pro-vitamin A including ABS 214. ABS 235, ABS 239 with 25pg, 30-40 pg, 40-50 u.g of B-carotene per g tissue, respectively, have been developed. Preliminary results of introgression of ABS pro-vitamin A traits into local sorghum varieties in Nigeria and Kenya shows stable introgression of ABS vitamin A into local farmerpreferred sorghums varieties. Ex ante economic analysis shows that ABS has a benefit-cost ratio that is at least 10 and cost per Disability Adjusted Life-Years (DALY) saved of less than US$100, 20 times more cost effective than World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank average. ABS gene Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and freedom to Operate (IT'O) have been Corresponding author: Dr. Florence Wambugu, phone (2547333633260, fax +254204441 121, email f'wanbugu@afaricaharvest.o.rg, Abbreviations: ABS- Africa Biofortificd Sorghum, VAD- vitamin A deficiency, CiMO-gcnetically modified foods Cambridge University Press
- ItemAPPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR INCREASED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN KADUNA STATE(2005) ABA, D.A.The focus of this paper is to examine how science and technology can be employed in order to increase agricultural productivity in Kaduna State. An attempt was made to identify the factors militating against farmers achieving optimum output in their farming enterprises and how to overcome these factors. It also look at the utilization of the increase agricultural produce by industrial processors within and outside the State for economic empowerment and self sufficiency.
- ItemAPPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA(2015-05-30) MOHAMMED, ZakariThe paper was based on the research conducted on the application of technologies to teaching, learning, and research in the Library and Information Science (LIS) schools in Nigeria. The survey research method was employed. The population of the study was the LIS schools in the country while the respondents were the lecturers, the students (including those who are still working and studying) and the graduates of the programmes irrespective of their places of work and residence. The instrument used for data collection was a web-based self-designed questionnaire patterned along the research questions using the Google Doc. form (Drive.google.com). The online questionnaire was hosted on the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) Online Forum, where every NLA member has the right and privilege to access and utilise the services anytime. Six (6) weeks were given to ensure that all intended respondents participated fully and responded to the questions raised in the questionnaire. It has been discovered that about 20 types of technologies are available and are being used for teaching, learning and research in the LIS Schools in the country. However, while it has also been discovered that even though the stakeholders in the teaching, learning and research endeavours in the LIS schools in Nigeria are aware of the relevance, usefulness and the impacts of technologies on the scheme of education and training generally, this has not been adequately translated and refected on the availability and effective utilisation of the technologies in the LIS schools in the country. The paper concluded that despite the obvious infringing factors inhibiting the adequate availability and effective utilisation of technologies for teaching, learning and research in the LIS schools in Nigeria, concerted efforts have to be made by the primary and secondary stakeholders to change the course of the ship to the right direction through encouraging the relevant authorities' direct interventions; employment of diplomatic and managerial tactical strategies; appeals for assistance from within and outside the country; deliberate provision of training and retraining of the stakeholders in the provision and management of technologies especially through special training schemes; deliberate employment of technologies experts and technicians to domesticate them especially through ondemand education and training for them to fit into the LIS ideals and expectations in education and training; and re-engineering of the internal management structures, mechanisms and strategies in the LIS schools in Nigeria.
- ItemAN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE PROXIMATE CONSTITUENTS OF BLOOD MEAL SOURCED FROM CATTLE AND GOAT IN ZARIA, NIGERIA(2012) Omoniyi, Kehinde Israel; Ekwumemgbo, Patricia Adamma; Emmanuel, Yerima
- ItemAUTOMATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ENHANCED USERS’ SATISFACTON OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA(2023-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimoh, Amina; Hassana, JimahThe advancement of Information Communication Technology has brought change to the operations of library services in many academic libraries in Nigeria, from traditional methods to a modernized way with the computerization of library activities. The paper looks into library automation for enhanced users’ satisfaction of library services via acquisition, circulation, online Public Access catalogue, Catalogue and serial control. The paper would help academic libraries in Nigeria who have partially automated or those that have not yet automated their library activities to fully embrace it so as to satisfy the information of needs of the users by providing efficient library services. It also highlighted some rationale and requirement for the successful implementation of library automation in academic libraries in Nigeria and how best to tackle the challenges confronting libraries in an academic setting. It concludes by urging the management/Stakeholders of all the academic libraries in Nigeria to carefully plan and implement high quality library and information services due to the growing demand of users and the changing social and technological environment of the present era.
- ItemAUTOMATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ENHANCED USERS’ SATISFACTON OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA(2017-09) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimoh, Amina O.; Hassana, JimahThe advancement of Information Communication Technology has brought change to the operations of library services in many academic libraries in Nigeria, from traditional methods to a modernized way with the computerization of library activities. The paper looks into library automation for enhanced users’ satisfaction of library services via acquisition, circulation, online Public Access catalogue, Catalogue and serial control. The paper would help academic libraries in Nigeria who have partially automated or those that have not yet automated their library activities to fully embrace it so as to satisfy the information of needs of the users by providing efficient library services. It also highlighted some rationale and requirement for the successful implementation of library automation in academic libraries in Nigeria and how best to tackle the challenges confronting libraries in an academic setting. It concludes by urging the management/Stakeholders of all the academic libraries in Nigeria to carefully plan and implement high quality library and information services due to the growing demand of users and the changing social and technological environment of the present era.
- ItemCLIMATE CHANGE, SAFETY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT(2014) IBRAHIM, YAHYA SALEH
- ItemCLOUD COMPUTING IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW(2017-08) Suleiman, Hussaini; Rajeev, Vashistha; Jimah, HassanaThe world of Information is progressively transforming libraries in Nigeria due to the paradigm shift of computing in the advancement of Information Communication Technology and its management. This technology has brought changes to various fields of endeavor and the library is as well not exempted. The paper examines cloud computing services in Nigerian academic setting with emphasis to libraries and the rationale behind adoption of cloud computing in the libraries of these strategic institutions in Nigerian. The paper would help University libraries in Nigeria to discover the challenges faced by libraries in the implementation of cloud based services and how best to create cloud computing services for libraries
- ItemCLOUD COMPUTING PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR NIGERIAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES(2013-06) Gbaje, Ezra Shiloba; DAUDU, H.MThere is a rapid growth in the development and use of Information Technology in Nigeria resulting to digital savvy library patrons, who expect that library resources and services to be automated so that they can enjoy the library services remotely. With poor Information Technology infrastructure, servers, storage application, inadequate IT skilled librarians and cost, library automation has been a challenge for many academic libraries. Cloud computing offers the opportunities to provide library patrons with library and information services hereto would have been impossible This paper examine the prospect of cloud computing particularly Software as a Service (SaaS) a nomenclature of cloud computing and challenges in its adoption for the management of Library resources. The paper concludes that adoption of cloud computing for library • automation is will no doubt make library automation cheaper and more affordable to many academic libraries, hence the recommendation for its adoption.
- ItemCOLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY: A SURVEY OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN FEDERAL AND STATE UNIVERSITIES, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA(2017-09) JIMOH, AMINA O.; Suleiman, Hussaini; UMAR IBRAHIMThis study investigated the Collection Development policy: A survey of Academic libraries in federal and state universities, Kaduna State Nigeria. The design of the study is survey method and the population of the study was the head of libraries, acquisition librarians and other professional librarians directly involved in collection development in the library under study.A structured questionnaire was used for data gathering. The questionnaire data was analyzed using frequency and percentages for easy interpretation. The research finding shows that the three universities under study have written collection development policy. It also shows that, the libraries under study have almost all the subheadings of the content of collection development policy. The following were the recommended in line with the findings of the study: Academic libraries without a written policy should make sure that after formulating the collection development policy, the policy should be fully guided for resource development. It should not be done. All acquisition librarians should be involved in the formulation and evaluation of collection development policy in order to keep them current on issues affecting the policy. Collection development policy should be reviewed at least after every five (5) years to give room for new changes.
- ItemCompendium of Ahmadu Bello University 2014 Inuagral Lectures(Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited, 2015-03) DEWU, Mohammed B.B
- ItemCorrelation of body mass index (BMI) and flexibility among selected badminton players in northern Nigeria(2011-12) ABDULLAHI, Yahaya
- ItemCurrent Status of Sorghum Smuts in NigeriaMARLEY, Paul S.; ABA, Daniel A.Survey of farmers' fields in major sorghum growing areas within the four climatic zones of the Nigerian savanna established changing patterns in the incidence, severity and distribution of sorghum smuts. Covered smut (Sponsorium sorghi) although widely distributed, was found to be highly predominant in the Sudan (24.8%) and northern Guinea (29.5%) savanna. Loose smuts (Sphacehiheco cruenta) and long smuts (Tolxposporium ehrenbergii) were most prevalent in the Sahel savanna (21.8% and 15.5%, respectively). Head smut (Sporisorhtm reliamtm) was absent in the Sahel and Sudan, low in northern Guinea savanna zones, but was most predominant in the southern Guinea savanna. These smuts are economically important and continue to be a major biotic constraint in the effort to sustain high sorghum production levels. [Article copies available for a fee from The Hawonh Document Delivery- Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: Webshe: http:iwww.hawortbpressiiic.com
- ItemDEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,ZARIA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE(2003-11-06) Ibrahim, Umar
- ItemDesign and Implementation of a Cloud-Based Healthcare Information System(2016) Bashir, MainaSaleh; Nasiru, Sani; Suleiman, Hussaini; Ibrahim, Ahmad TsafeThe healthcare is a critical institution that constantly requires available information at the right time and with high accuracy. Right information at the right time save lives, which is the main rationale behind healthcare services (saving lives). Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) are increasingly being deployed within healthcare institutions to reduce the problems and limitations of the paper-based approach.The deployment of the EHRhas been slow due to high investment and maintenance cost. Cloud Computing is an emerging technology that can be integrated with traditional health management to provide better health services. This work proposes a Cloud-Based Healthcare Information System (CBHIS) for recording, retrieving, archiving and updating of patients’ information and other medical records to have a better management, high speed and increased quality for the medical processes keeping in mind the major issues of security, privacy and confidentiality of the patient information related to cloud computing.The Cloud database acts as the unified data bank for all the collaborating hospitals, the middleware provides a common platform for all the EHR systems between remote hospitals while an authentication server grants access to authorized users and denies unauthorized users access to records or resources on the system.Netbeans 8.1 IDE was used to design the system
- ItemDIGITAL LIBRARY: OPPURTUNITIES AND ISSUES(2021) SULEIMAN, Hussaini,; SAMBO, Suleiman,; KOKAMI, Mohammed ShehuInformation Communication Technology has changed the way Libraries operate today. This has led most of the libraries to move from the old way of providing services to users to the modern method due to Information Communication Technology which gave birth to digital services. The aim of this article was to explore digital library for the effective dissemination of information through digital services. The need to reconfigure the library for an effective digital library was also explored. It highlights the concept of a digital library by studying the basic requirements and equipment needed to restore the library for effective digital services. The article examines some of the opportunities and issues associated with creating a digital library, such as: Better accessibility, faster information retrieval, copyright / license, and power outages, to name a few. It concludes that library, which relies heavily on print resources, should rethink and incorporate digital services to effectively serve its remote users and also figure out how to maintain digital services so that library services are effective. Some recommendations were made which included that digital libraries should try to persuade and obtain a copyright license from publishers / authors. This would help them provide a better service to their users. Digital library should continue to improve users' digital services by ensuring that users can access resources anytime, anywhere, and any day, It will help them change their way of thinking to take advantage of the latest digital technologies / services.