Moral education is the informed process of inculcating enduring values and virtues that would mou... more Moral education is the informed process of inculcating enduring values and virtues that would mould good personality and garden the mind towards good character faces a setback due to moral decadence made manifest in different spheres of life in Nigeria. Moral decadence poses serious challenges to the sustainable growth in moral education due to the lack of moral fiber in the conscience of many Nigerians irrespective of class, religion, socio-economic and political standing in Nigeria. This study is to examine the various ways moral decadence has been a setback to moral education in Nigeria that the study adopted Anomie in examining the causes, effects and possible solutions to the scourge of moral decadence in Nigeria. The research engaged majorly secondary data obtained from documentary sources such as journals, textbooks, magazines, dailies, thesis, dissertations and internet materials. They were complimented by primary methods which include interview and observation methods. They...
The importance of training and retraining of professionals for efficient service delivery cannot ... more The importance of training and retraining of professionals for efficient service delivery cannot be overemphasized. This study evaluates the library software and E- resources management workshop organized for Library and Information Science professionals held at Covenant University, Ota Nigeria. Findings reveal that participant in the conference acquired new skills in e-resources management, marketing strategy, institutional repositories management and use of special media tools. The participant level of satisfaction with resources personnel and their teaching methodology were satisfactory. The challenges to skill acquisition at the conference includes: inadequate funds to procure materials, lack of access to computers and other facilities as well as inadequacy of relevant materials. More practical teachings, training on software installation, development of indigenous software and special training on e-resources acquisition, licensing, evaluation and monitoring were recommended. Th...
Prior articles indicate the existence of ogbanje in Igboland but knowledge about its social and m... more Prior articles indicate the existence of ogbanje in Igboland but knowledge about its social and medical dynamics as an occult and paranormal is relatively lacking. This paper is therefore set to address this gap in knowledge by adopting primary and secondary sources of data collection on the Medical and Social Dynamics of ogbanje ascribed as an occult and paranormal in Nigeria. This has become necessary in order to disabuse the mind of the public that ogbanje has nothing to offer in collaborative African studies. Patriotism calls for an inward look at the nature of African belief system. Exploring ogbanje through descriptive and analytical research, this paper has a valuable base line for the Medical and Social analysis of ogbanje and has ultimately identifies its functional use in Nigeria. The study has corrected the deep ignorance held concerning the ascribed Medical and Social Dynamics of ogbanje. It has opened a new academic study which could offer deeper insight when approached...
This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ libra... more This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states. The purposes that guided the study are to: establish the extent of awareness of social media for library services by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states, ascertain the extent to which social media are used by librarians, and factors militating against the utilization of social media for library services. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 149 librarians in 12 government-owned tertiary institutions in Abia and Imo States. The instrument used for data collection was the rating scale. To answer the research questions of the study, tables, mean ( x ) and standard deviation were used, while ANOVA statistics was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significane. Findings of the study revealed that; tertiary institutions' librarians in Abia and Imo states are aware of s...
This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ libra... more This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states. The purposes that guided the study are to: establish the extent of awareness of social media for library services by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states, ascertain the extent to which social media are used by librarians, and factors militating against the utilization of social media for library services. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 149 librarians in 12 government-owned tertiary institutions in Abia and Imo States. The instrument used for data collection was the rating scale. To answer the research questions of the study, tables, mean ( x ) and standard deviation were used, while ANOVA statistics was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significane. Findings of the study revealed that; tertiary institutions' librarians in Abia and Imo states are aware of s...
Moral education is the informed process of inculcating enduring values and virtues that would mou... more Moral education is the informed process of inculcating enduring values and virtues that would mould good personality and garden the mind towards good character faces a setback due to moral decadence made manifest in different spheres of life in Nigeria. Moral decadence poses serious challenges to the sustainable growth in moral education due to the lack of moral fiber in the conscience of many Nigerians irrespective of class, religion, socio-economic and political standing in Nigeria. This study is to examine the various ways moral decadence has been a setback to moral education in Nigeria that the study adopted Anomie in examining the causes, effects and possible solutions to the scourge of moral decadence in Nigeria. The research engaged majorly secondary data obtained from documentary sources such as journals, textbooks, magazines, dailies, thesis, dissertations and internet materials. They were complimented by primary methods which include interview and observation methods. They...
The importance of training and retraining of professionals for efficient service delivery cannot ... more The importance of training and retraining of professionals for efficient service delivery cannot be overemphasized. This study evaluates the library software and E- resources management workshop organized for Library and Information Science professionals held at Covenant University, Ota Nigeria. Findings reveal that participant in the conference acquired new skills in e-resources management, marketing strategy, institutional repositories management and use of special media tools. The participant level of satisfaction with resources personnel and their teaching methodology were satisfactory. The challenges to skill acquisition at the conference includes: inadequate funds to procure materials, lack of access to computers and other facilities as well as inadequacy of relevant materials. More practical teachings, training on software installation, development of indigenous software and special training on e-resources acquisition, licensing, evaluation and monitoring were recommended. Th...
Prior articles indicate the existence of ogbanje in Igboland but knowledge about its social and m... more Prior articles indicate the existence of ogbanje in Igboland but knowledge about its social and medical dynamics as an occult and paranormal is relatively lacking. This paper is therefore set to address this gap in knowledge by adopting primary and secondary sources of data collection on the Medical and Social Dynamics of ogbanje ascribed as an occult and paranormal in Nigeria. This has become necessary in order to disabuse the mind of the public that ogbanje has nothing to offer in collaborative African studies. Patriotism calls for an inward look at the nature of African belief system. Exploring ogbanje through descriptive and analytical research, this paper has a valuable base line for the Medical and Social analysis of ogbanje and has ultimately identifies its functional use in Nigeria. The study has corrected the deep ignorance held concerning the ascribed Medical and Social Dynamics of ogbanje. It has opened a new academic study which could offer deeper insight when approached...
This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ libra... more This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states. The purposes that guided the study are to: establish the extent of awareness of social media for library services by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states, ascertain the extent to which social media are used by librarians, and factors militating against the utilization of social media for library services. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 149 librarians in 12 government-owned tertiary institutions in Abia and Imo States. The instrument used for data collection was the rating scale. To answer the research questions of the study, tables, mean ( x ) and standard deviation were used, while ANOVA statistics was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significane. Findings of the study revealed that; tertiary institutions' librarians in Abia and Imo states are aware of s...
This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ libra... more This study investigated awareness and utilization of social media by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states. The purposes that guided the study are to: establish the extent of awareness of social media for library services by tertiary institutions’ librarians in Abia and Imo states, ascertain the extent to which social media are used by librarians, and factors militating against the utilization of social media for library services. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 149 librarians in 12 government-owned tertiary institutions in Abia and Imo States. The instrument used for data collection was the rating scale. To answer the research questions of the study, tables, mean ( x ) and standard deviation were used, while ANOVA statistics was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significane. Findings of the study revealed that; tertiary institutions' librarians in Abia and Imo states are aware of s...
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