Papers by michael daksiri
This paper examined the various institutional repositories being used in the 21st century. It tri... more This paper examined the various institutional repositories being used in the 21st century. It tried to differentiate between subscribe databases and open access resources such as search engines, theses, dissertations and research papers. Being a case study research, emphasis has been indicated regarding primary sources of information to assist researchers and graduate students of the University of Calabar. Digital content of theses and dissertations occupy a critical space in research literature and are a primary source of research interest. This paper postulates major challenges facing theses and dissertations such as the traditional methods of preservation and dissemination and archiving. This ultimately poses serious challenges to library and information professionals who are saddled with the responsibility of preservation, and dissemination of recorded knowledge. Several electronic resources were available in the University of Calabar Library; postgraduate students were aware and utilized them. The use of electronic resources was slow compared to the investment made in electronic resources. It is hoped that the advent of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) will give librarians and information managers the opportunity of preserving and disseminating theses and dissertations in electronic format through the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) platform more efficiently. This is the crux of this exploratory scholarly paper.
This study is designed to investigate marketing techniques for promoting library services and res... more This study is designed to investigate marketing techniques for promoting library services and resource in Mustapha Abba Library, Federal College of Education Yola. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population consisted of thirty-six librarians which were used for the study, but only twenty-nine librarians where readily available. The crux of the study was to discover the need to market Library services and resources, kinds of services and resources available for marketing, current marketing techniques employed by Mustapha Abba Library. The data were collected and analyzed by the use of frequency tables, percentages and mean score. The results of the data analyzed revealed that the most rated need for marketing library services is to achieve the objectives of the library to identify the information needs of users. Some of the library services which are available and marketed are Reference services, Indexing and Abstracting services, and provision of Internet access, whereas resources such like, Books, Journals and Newspapers are all provided. The most widely used technique electronic access to information, followed by exhibitions and display of newly arrived materials.
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Papers by michael daksiri