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Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria: Contemporary Library Instruction in the Digital Age

Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria: Contemporary Library Instruction in the Digital Age

Saturday U. Omeluzor, Imam Abayomi, Philomena Gbemi-Ogunleye
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522528029|ISBN10: 1522528024|EISBN13: 9781522528036
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2802-9.ch007
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Omeluzor, Saturday U., et al. "Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria: Contemporary Library Instruction in the Digital Age." Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age, edited by Swati Bhattacharyya and K Rama Patnaik, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 162-185. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2802-9.ch007

APA

Omeluzor, S. U., Abayomi, I., & Gbemi-Ogunleye, P. (2018). Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria: Contemporary Library Instruction in the Digital Age. In S. Bhattacharyya & K. Patnaik (Eds.), Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age (pp. 162-185). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2802-9.ch007

Chicago

Omeluzor, Saturday U., Imam Abayomi, and Philomena Gbemi-Ogunleye. "Contemporary Media for Library Users' Instruction in Academic Libraries in South-West Nigeria: Contemporary Library Instruction in the Digital Age." In Changing the Scope of Library Instruction in the Digital Age, edited by Swati Bhattacharyya and K Rama Patnaik, 162-185. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2802-9.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter focused on contemporary media for library users' instruction in academic libraries in South-west of Nigeria. Library user instruction is a complex activity that entails educating the users how to utilize library information resources and enlightening them on the benefits of using information resources in the library. Prior to the use of contemporary media in library instruction, several other methods were predominantly used including teaching and library tour, etc. Advancement in information communication and technology (ICT) has augmented those instructional methods. Some of the contemporary methods are articulated in this chapter and its application in Federal University libraries in South-west, Nigeria is examined. Findings showed that contemporary media such as OPAC, ask a librarian, FAQ and Blog, etc. are important in library instruction and were used for instructing users in academic libraries. Some challenges facing contemporary media in academic libraries are inadequate Internet access, inadequate training of librarians, lack of skill and unreliable power supply.

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