Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria
Abstract This paper investigated knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. The population comprised all professional and non-professional librarians in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. One hundred and thirty-two (13...
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This paper investigated knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. The population comprised all professional and non-professional librarians in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. One hundred and thirty-two (132) librarians from Southwest, Nigeria were selected using simple random sampling technique. Two research questions were answered. A structured questionnaire titled “QKPLCTLSN” was used for data collections. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument yielded r = 0.76 and r =0.82. The findings of this research revealed that, librarians in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria have knowledge about cloud-based technology and they have been using one or more applications in academic libraries but their perception towards the use of cloud-based technology was negative. In view of this, the following recommendations were made; librarians should embark on staff development programmes that would enable them keep pace with the latest technology, library management should encourage librarians to attend seminars, conferences and workshops that would enhance their technological skills, there should be adequate funding from the government and provision of stable power.
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc07bfa4b4874287b70351d1434653f62023-12-15T08:19:16ZengInternational Association for Social Science Information Service and TechnologyIASSIST Quarterly2331-41412023-12-01473-410.29173/iq1083Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest NigeriaOladoyin Grace Akinyoola0Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Oyo state Abstract This paper investigated knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. The population comprised all professional and non-professional librarians in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. One hundred and thirty-two (132) librarians from Southwest, Nigeria were selected using simple random sampling technique. Two research questions were answered. A structured questionnaire titled “QKPLCTLSN” was used for data collections. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument yielded r = 0.76 and r =0.82. The findings of this research revealed that, librarians in academic libraries in Southwest, Nigeria have knowledge about cloud-based technology and they have been using one or more applications in academic libraries but their perception towards the use of cloud-based technology was negative. In view of this, the following recommendations were made; librarians should embark on staff development programmes that would enable them keep pace with the latest technology, library management should encourage librarians to attend seminars, conferences and workshops that would enhance their technological skills, there should be adequate funding from the government and provision of stable power. https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1083KnowledgePerceptionAcademic LibrariesLibrariansCloud-based Technology |
| spellingShingle | Oladoyin Grace Akinyoola Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria IASSIST Quarterly Knowledge Perception Academic Libraries Librarians Cloud-based Technology |
| title | Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria |
| title_full | Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria |
| title_short | Knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud-based technology in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria |
| title_sort | knowledge and perception of librarians towards cloud based technology in academic libraries in southwest nigeria |
| topic | Knowledge Perception Academic Libraries Librarians Cloud-based Technology |
| url | https://iassistquarterly.com/index.php/iassist/article/view/1083 |
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