Utilisation of online subscription databases as predictor of research productivity among academics of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano Department:Library and Information Science By: rainnjazz Project ID: 7718 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study was designed to investigate the Utilization of Online Subscription Databases as Predictors of Research Productivity among academics in Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano. The specific objectives of the study were to find out the level of research productivity of academics in Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano ascertain the level of awareness of online subscription databases among YUMSUK academics examine the extent to which academics of YUMSUK of utilize online subscription databases identify the challenges militating against the proper utilization of online subscription databases by academics understudy determine the relationship between online subscription databases utilization and research productivity of academics understudy. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all 565 lecturers of YUMSUK. 226 lecturers from different departments of Yusuf Maitama Sule University were used as the sample size of the study. Questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. The collected data was analyzed using frequency, mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed that the research productivity of YUMSUK academic staff is relatively moderate likewise their awareness level of online subscription databases is moderate. Furthermore, the study reported a positive relationship between the utilization of an online subscription database and the research productivity of academics of YUMSUK. The study then recommended that the university library should create readily accessible online resources such as user guides and FAQs to provide clear and concise information on utilizing the databases effectively....Preview Download Preview +Other Library and Information Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Staff Motivation in Academic Libraries»The effect of social media on reading culture among students»Annotated bibliography on information and communication technology»Library catalogue utilization among students in academic libraries - a case study of Federal Polytechnic Idah library»Awareness and utilization of electronic information resources by library and information science students (a case study of Nnamdi Azikiwe university, Awka) »Product marketing: a strategic step for libraries in the information age (a case study of Imo state library board, Owerri)»Information needs and seeking behaviour of senior non-academic staff of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri»Effects of poor implementation of collection development policy in academic libraries»The availability and utilization of modern information resources in teaching and learning in selected private secondary schools in Owerri metropolis»Challenges of ICT applications in law libraries»Information needs and information seeking behaviour of children in public libraries - a case study of Kwara State library board, Ilorin»Annotated bibliography on English language»Challenges of the management of staff appraisal programme in the library of Imo state (a case study of Imo state university)»Effects of library on the academic performances of students in tertiary institutions»A study of the information needs of rural health workers in Ebikoro, Owerri north LGA of Imo state