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Librarians’ Preservation Skills of Born-Digital Resources

Adedokun Adedayo Adekunmisi — 2025-09-28

Born-digital resources usually created in digital formats without print equivalents are increasingly becoming prevalent in Nigerian academic libraries due to their inherent features. The preservation of born-digital resources is essential for ensuring long-term accessibility, supporting scholarly communication and safeguarding digital heritage. This study therefore assessed the digital preservation skills of 104 librarians in Ekiti State using a descriptive survey design that employed a self-designed and validated questionnaire with a response rate of 94.55%. Results revealed moderate skill score (= 2.80) as against criterion mean (= 2.50) on a 4-point Likert scale. This indicated moderate competencies in basic preservation tasks such as retrieving and using born-digital resources (= 3.22) and searching and locating born-digital resources (= 3.18) but weaker proficiencies in more technical skills like file transforming digital files into different formats (= 2.44) and repair damaged files ( = 2.44). Institutional barriers such as poor maintenance culture, digital divide, rapid technological changes, lack of incentives for preservation efforts and insufficient funding were pronounced. The study concludes that strengthening of technical competencies of librarians and institutional support among other suggestions are essential for the sustainable preservation of born-digital resources in Nigerian academic libraries.

Time Management Proficiency and Thesis Writing Anxiety among Library and Information Science Doctoral Students in South-West Nigeria

Olayinka Buraimo — 2025-09-28

This study investigated the relationship between time management proficiency and thesis writing anxiety among Library and Information Science (LIS) doctoral students in South-West Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was adopted with a population of 375 doctoral students in six selected public and private university, South-West, Nigeria. In all, 315 questionnaires were found usable, accounting for 84.0% rate of return. Data collection instrument was a structured and validated questionnaire tagged “Time management Proficiency and Thesis Writing Anxiety Questionnaire” (TMPTWAQ), yielding a reliability index of 0.93, and 0.97 for thesis writing anxiety and time management respectively. Primary data collected were analyzed using simple percentages, Mean, SD and Regression analysis at 0.05 level. Findings revealed that thesis writing anxiety was rarely experienced among doctoral LIS students, with cognitive symptoms occurring more frequently than somatic symptoms and avoidance behaviors. However, findings further revealed that self-doubt, and negative self-talk were the most prevalent indicators of cognitive anxiety. Conversely, students exhibited a high level of time management proficiency, with the strongest performance in time management attitude, followed by long-range planning and then by short-range planning. In addition, findings revealed a significant negative relationship between time management proficiency and thesis writing anxiety among doctoral LIS students. The findings thus suggested that while doctoral students in LIS demonstrate commendable time management skills, internal cognitive stressors remain a prominent source of anxiety during thesis writing. The study underscores the importance of strengthening psychological support alongside time management training to mitigate anxiety and enhance doctoral completion rates.

Career Motivation as Determinants of Career Salience of Librarians in Universities in Southwestern, Nigeria

Ibukun Sarah Akinola — 2025-09-28

The study probed career motivation as a correlate of career salience among South-Western Nigeria university librarians with an aim to establishing the impact of career prioritisation on organisational effectiveness, job satisfaction and retention. A descriptive correlational survey research design was employed in the study with the sample size being 456 librarians. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for collecting data while frequency count, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression were employed in analysing the data. Findings revealed that all the participants showed high levels of career salience, meaning self-confidence in problem-solving, goal achievement, resourcefulness, and coping ability, and none of the librarians showed low career salience. The findings further showed that career motivation had a positive effect on career salience with a multiple correlation coefficient of R = .666 and R² = .444, showing that career motivation significantly contributes to librarians' professionalism and engagement. The study concluded that career motivation is critical in librarians' professional growth, job satisfaction, and commitment that leads to improved service provision and availability of resources in university libraries. It recommended that university managements invest in formal career development activities such as mentoring, workshops, leadership, and research support to sustain and upgrade librarians' career motivation and identity.

Level of Digital Literacy among Library and Information Science Doctoral Students in South-West Nigeria

Olayinka Buraimo — 2025-09-28

The rapid growth of digital technologies in research and academic communication has heightened the demand for advanced digital literacy among doctoral students in Nigeria. Yet, despite its central role in knowledge production, persistent gaps remain in students’ digital readiness, particularly in access, application, and critical evaluation of resources. These challenges are compounded by infrastructural limitations, unequal access to tools, and inadequate integration of digital literacy training in postgraduate curricula. This study investigated the level of digital literacy among Library and Information Science (LIS) doctoral students in Information Resources Management programmes across six National Universities Commission-accredited institutions in South-West Nigeria during the 2024/2025 academic session. A survey design was employed to obtain standardized data from a total population of 375 doctoral students, using a total enumeration approach. Data were collected through a structured, self-administered questionnaire developed by the researcher and validated by academic experts. The instrument, guided by Gilster’s (1997) conceptual framework, assessed digital competencies across five domains: media literacy, information literacy, digital communication, cybersecurity awareness, and digital citizenship. Reliability testing yielded a high internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.954). Descriptive analysis revealed that LIS doctoral students possessed a high level of digital literacy, age and employment status significantly influenced digital literacy levels, whereas gender and marital status showed no significant effect. The study concludes by recommending the integration of structured digital literacy programmes within doctoral curricula, regular skill assessments, and equitable access to digital resources for critically aware, ethically grounded, and technologically proficient researchers in the field of LIS.