APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) IN SELECTED PUBLISHING COMPANIES IN KADUNA, ZARIA AND KANO
APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) IN SELECTED PUBLISHING COMPANIES IN KADUNA, ZARIA AND KANO
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2011-03
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MOHAMMED, BILKISU
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Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the Application of Information and
Communication Technology in selected Publishing Companies in Kaduna and Kano
States of Nigeria. Five research questions and 3 hypotheses were formulated and
tested with respect to the type of publishing activities performed; type of ICTs
facilities available; effect of the ICTs on activities; level of usefulness of ICTs
facilities in publishing activities and ICTs competencies possessed by the staff in the
selected Publishing Companies in Kaduna and Kano States of Nigeria. Survey
research design was used for this study. The total number of 100 were drawn as
population and used as sample size. The three selected publishing companies were:
The New Nigeria Newspapers Ltd, Kaduna, Northern Nigerian Publishing
Corporation, Zaria and Triumph Publishing Company, Kano. Purposive random
sampling was used to select the three publishing companies as sample respectively.
A questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. The data collected were
presented and analyzed using frequency distribution tables, percentages and
histograms. For the descriptive statistics while Chi – Square (X2) procedure and ttest
were used to test the three hypotheses formulated. The research discovered
editing; typesetting; e-mailing; drawing; net working; marketing; printing;
distribution and advertising were the major activities performed using ICT in the
companies. The research concluded that Publishing industries in Kaduna and Kano
have realized the need to apply ICTs in order to boost their productivity and remain
relevant and competitive in the business of publishing .The research recommends
that Nigerian publishers should endeavor to participate in co-publication by seeking
and buying editions from other publishers. This type of co-operation is aimed at
recruiting temporary or semi permanent business partners abroad who will share in
the cost of expansion.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMDU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA
NIGERIA.
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF MASTERS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
NIGERIA.
MARCH, 2011.
Keywords
APPLICATION,, INFORMATION,, COMMUNICATION,, TECHNOLOGIES,, SELECTED,, PUBLISHING,, COMPANIES,, KADUNA,, ZARIA AND KANO