THE USE OF WEB FACILITIES FOR CONFERENCES AMONG ACADEMICS IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA AMIDST COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA
THE USE OF WEB FACILITIES FOR CONFERENCES AMONG ACADEMICS IN KASHIM IBRAHIM LIBRARY AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA AMIDST COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA
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Date
2021-03
Authors
OGBONYOMI, Abel Adegoke
HASHIM, Abdulwaheed
ABDUSSALAM, Yusuf
AYODELE, Rachael O.
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Abstract
This study investigatedthe use of web facilities for conferences among academics in Kashim
Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Amidst Covid 19 Pandemic in Nigeria. Two
research questions were raised to guide the study. The questions were to find out the problems
faced by academics of Kashim Ibrahim Library in participating in electronic conferences during
the Covid 19 pandemic and the strategies for improving the use of virtual facilities/zoom for
effective conferences/meetings amidst the Covid pandemic. The study adopted quantitative
research method and descriptive research design. The population and the sample of the study
was theentire 111academic staff of Kashim Ibrahim Library. The instrument for data collection
was a semi structured questionnaire to allow respondents give added information. Data
generated was analyzed using frequency tables, simple percentages and descriptive mean of
standard deviation. Findings revealed that most academics in Kashim Ibrahim Library attempted
the use of electronic conferencing/zoom amidst Covid 19 pandemic but are majorly faced with
problems of Login/Non acceptance of details, Space/accommodation, International time barrier
differences, Power supply, Network fluctuation among others. The study therefore recommended
that adequate electronic communication and computer network facilities like super highway
bandwidth which could mitigate these problems be put in place. With this, the use of virtual
facilities could be positively enhanced.
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Conference Proceedings in the 1st International Conference of Library and Information
Science Vanguard of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Department of Library and
Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, kaduna State
Keywords
Virtual,, ICT,, Distance Learning,, Covid,, Pandemic