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- ItemA HISTORY OF ETTE CIRCA 1800 - 1960: A STUDY OF MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT(2008-03)The subject of this work is an attempt on the history of Ette from C. 1800 - 1960. In the northernmost part of Nsukka Division is Ette, the Idoma / lgala ethnic minority sandwiched between the Igbo of Enugu-Ezike family groups in the south and the Igala of Olamaboro and Igala-Mela/Odolu Local Government Areas of Kogi State respectively. Before the imposition of British colonialism on Nigeria at the beginning of the 20th century the people in this territory including those in the present day Igalaland and Idomaland were commonly called Akpoto or Okpoto by outsiders. But within the territory, each ethnic group knew and called itself by a separate name. When the British imposed their rule in this territory it was constituted as part of the old Okwoga Division till 1918 when Okwoga was re-demarcated to join Northern Province. Ette was then constituted into the old Obolo Division by an Inter-provincial Boundary Commission in 1920. This division became Nsukka Division in 1922. Ette then became the only non-Igbo speaking group in this Division except the Iga people around Ogurugu on the Anambra River area. The outline on the pre-colonial Ette society indicates different versions of traditions of origin, migration and settlement. This was followed by the basic unit of organization from the household to kindred, then to the clan to Ette land. Our evidence indicates that Ette had reached some advanced stage in their socio-political development before the advent of colonialism. This can be seen in the mode of production and hierarchy of authority that developed. The establishment of colonial administration and Christianity altered the Ette essence. This is because with the re-organisation of the Northern and Southern provinces, Ette became part of a division where she constitutes a microminority status which undermines development in the society.
- 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.