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- ItemTHE EVIDENTIAL VALUE OF ORAL ARCHIVES(2015)This paper discussed the evidential value of oral archives. The paper emphasised and defined oral archives that are used in the court to judge cases. Oral archives as evidential records are used by the court to judge different cases. These cases include theft, armed robbery, murder fight etc. Importance of oral archive in the court such as proving the occurrence of crime, giving strong belief for the occurrence of the crime, giving details of the time, place and the participant found in the crime etc were discussed. Factors considered by the court before judgment is done using oral archives as evidence, such as originality of the oral archives, sources of oral acquiring archives, wide spread, the creator of the oral archives etc are discussed in the paper. It was concluded that oral archives are used in the court as sources of evidence for judgment making. It was recommended that individual as well as organization should create and keep oral archives because of their evidential value.
- ItemTHE NEED FOR LIBRARY USER EDUCATION IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY(2015)This paper discussed the need for library user education in academic libraries in the twenty first century. It discussed concept of library user as an individual who goes to the library to seek for information. Types of library user such as potential, expected, actual and beneficial user were mentioned, concept of library user education as all the activities carried out to enlighten user how to use the library was discussed, development of the library user education which started at the end of Eighteen century to date was discussed. In the paper, academic libraries were defined as libraries found in tertiary institutions, library user education in academic libraries in the Twenty First Century where information is found in different electronic devices was highlighted, types of library user education such as library instruction, library orientation, use of library and user awareness were discussed. The paper mentioned advantages of library user education to include promotion of user's independent research, reduction of user's dependence on the librarian during information search among others were mentioned, challenges encountered during library user education such as inadequate library staff to handle the task, poor commitment of users to the instruction etc. were listed. The paper concluded that library user education is very crucial in the academic libraries especially in the twenty first century this is because library is the heart of every academic institution dealing with teaching, learning and research among others.
- ItemUtilisation of Peer Informal Social Interaction for Information Sharing among Archives and Records Management Students in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria(2015)This study focused on utilisation of peer informal social interaction for information sharing among archives and records management students in Ahamdu Bello University Zaria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were used in the study. The research questions sought to find out the reasons that make master in archives and records management students in the department of library and Information science ABU, Zaria engage in peer informal social interaction, the second one sought to find out the level of satisfaction derive from peer informal social interaction by the students among others. The hypotheses used are; there is no significant difference among master in archives and records management students in the Department of Library and Information science ABU on their reasons for engaging in peer informal social interaction, the second hypothesis stated that Peer informal social interaction among the Master in Archives and Records Management students in the Department of Library and Information Science ABU Zaria has no significant use on the satisfaction they derive from the interaction. The research method adopted was survey, the population of the study comprised all master in archives and records management students admitted in the Department of Library and Information Science ABU Zaria from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 totaling (23) in number. Because the population was small, there was no sampling, the whole population was used. Structured questionnaire containing closed-ended questions was used. Data collected from the research questions was analyzed using frequency and percentage. Null hypotheses one and two were tested using Kruskal Wallis H Test and Chi-square respectively. The findings of the study revealed that majority of master in archives and records management students in the Department of Library and Information Science ABU, Zaria engaged in peer informal social interaction to share information about their understandings on a particular course in their field of studies, the second finding showed that majority of these students were mostly satisfied with discussion between two individual as one of the types of peer informal social interaction. The study concluded that peer informal social interaction has significant importance on the information sharing among the student under study. It was suggested among others that the Master in Archives and Records Management students in the Department of Library and Information Science Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria should be encouraged to stick to peer informal social interaction because through such interaction, information that can lead to the better understanding of a particular course in their field of study is acquired.
- ItemVYGOTSKY'S THEORY OF SOCIAL INTERACTION AS A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION SEEKING OF ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT STUDENTS: AN OVERVIEW(2014)This paper discusses Vygotsky's theory of social interaction as a framework for understanding information seeking of Archives and Records Management Students. In this paper, social interaction was defined as a process through which information seeking takes place. The paper explains Vygotsky's theory of social interaction showing that principles of zone of intervention talks about coming of individual to the aid of another individual, proximal development talks about group learning in potential development and independent learning in actual development level and last principle, more knowledgeable other talks about the help given by more capable person to less capable one. The application of Vygotsky's theory of social interaction to information seeking among archives and records management students show that information is sought in the zone of intervention through coming of individual to the aid of another individual, information is sought in the zone of proximal development through group and independent learning in potential and actual development levels respectively and that information is sought from more knowledgeable person through the assistance given by that person to less capable one. The paper concluded that records and archives management as a discipline can be well understood by students undertaking the programme through information seeking via social interaction with fellow colleagues as well as the teachers who teach the discipline.
- ItemPromoting National Unity: The Roles of Library and Information Science Professionals(NIGERIAN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (N-LISSA), 2022)This paper focuses on promoting national unity by the roles of library and information science professionals in the society. Library and information science professionals play important roles in promoting unity in the society through evaluation, acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information to the people. This information is needed for the understanding and management of differences between individuals and groups in order to achieve unity. Library and information science professionals include librarians, archivists, curators, database managers, reporters etc. Through information management, library and information science professionals contribute in achieving national unity. National unity is the coming together of individual from with differences in terms of ethnicity, religion, gender etc., to respect, help, interact etc., with one another in order to move the nation forward. In doing these, information is needed. This information can be accessed from libraries and information centres with the help of librarians, archivists, curators etc. also, the information provided by library and information science professionals is needed for the promotion of national unity through tolerance, respect to one another, avoidance of discrimination etc. The major activities library and information science professionals carried out in libraries and information centres are information acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination. Carrying out these activities appropriately contributes to the achievement of national unity. It is concluded that library and information science professionals such as librarians, archivists, curators among others