A Survey on Wikipedia Awareness and Use by Academic Librarians of Abuja Municipal Nigeria.

This study was carried out to investigate the awareness and use of Wikipedia by Academic Librarians situated in Abuja municipal of Nigeria. 5 research objectives guided the study and the population of the study consists of the entire census of Academic Librarians working in University Libraries situated in Abuja, semi-structured questionnaire was the instrument of data collection and a descriptive method of analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings show that Librarians are aware of and utilizing Wikipedia but for personal endeavors and have positive as well as negative perspectives toward Wikipedia. It was discovered that Academic Librarians of Abuja are cautious in referring patrons to Wikipedia in the course of their professional duties, and at the same skeptical to use it as a service delivery option and in conducting research, they attributed the difficulty of evaluating Wikipedia information as the major hindering factor, but generally, they utilize and frequent Wikipedia site. The study advocates proper channeling of the initiative and partnership between the Wikimedia Foundation and AFLIA on skill impact to create and edit Wikipedia content as it will go a long way in eradicating the negative impressio

A Study on the Application of Information and Communication Technology in the University Libraries of North-Central Nigeria.

University Libraries Provides the information resources and services to meet the user information requirements, however, ICT has changed the way Information services and Knowledge is delivered especially in the recent dispensation, there is a dearth need for Libraries especially University libraries to apply ICT to their daily routine functions and changed the old method of information delivery to users with the present generations of clienteles been tech servy, the need for ICT based Services, Resources and Products is a Necessity. This study Investigates the application, availability of ICT-based Services, Resources, and Products, the Researchers Employed a structured Interview distributed to the Heads of the Libraries and Personal Observation Individually visiting each of the University Librar

Aspect of Reproductive Biology of Fish of Commercial Importance in Sabke Reservoir, Katsina State

Aspects of the reproductive biology of the most economically important fish species in Sabke reservoir was investigated such as Fecundity for females, average egg diameter, Gonado Somatic Index (GSI), for a period of twelve month (from March 2009 to February 2010).Samples of fish were collected through both experimental gears and commercial catches from local fishermen fortnightly. Fecundity range of 222 – 9642, and mean of 14652 ± 2600, 197 – 4414, 1110 ± 1162, 77 – 2007, 712 ± 541, 183 – 3290, 1178 ± 901, 265 – 2467, 854 ± 677 was calculated for Clarias gariepinus, Lates niloticus, Tilapia zilli, Oreochromis niloticus and S. galilaeus respectively. Mean annual GSI and average egg diameter of C. gariepinus, L. niloticus, T. zilli, O. niloticus and S. galilaeus of 0.85mm, and 0.60mm, 0.63, and 0.84mm, 1.36 and 1.68mm, 1.83,and 2.02mm, 2.26, and 2.82mm respectively. In general Sabke reservoir indicates positive indices for high fisheries potential.Key words: Fecundity, egg diameter, Gonado Somatic Inde

The Impacts of Oil Price and Exchange Rate on Food Prices in Nigeria

This empirical research examined the interconnecting relationship between oil price, exchange rate and food prices in Nigeria. The study applied annual time series data from 1972 to 2016. Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) techniques were used in the process of estimating the model. The main results disclosed that there is a long run association among the considered variables. The error correction term indicates significant negative sign. Among the two independent variables in the model, exchange rate is affecting food price more than the oil price counterpart since some of the food items are imported. The result has robust implication on policy recommendations in Nigeria. Food production has a vital role in influencing food prices in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria must consider exchange rate as a factor influencing food price in its quest for achieving inflation target. Keywords Oil price; exchange rate; food price; ARDL; Nigeria DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-8-08 Publication date: April 30th 201

MOBILE BASED LIBRARY SERVICES IN NIGERIA: APPLICATION, PROSPECTS, AND CHALLENGES.

Abstract- Mobile technology has provided faster access to information and communication and at the same time also challenging libraries to rethink and remodel their service by adopting technological changes. The study used a review of the literature and personal observation as an academic librarian in Nigeria. In this paper we have discussed about mobile technology, mobile library services its application, benefits, and challenges in academic libraries in Nigeria, Furthermore the paper went ahead to discuss mobile initiatives and application in advanced world which is far ahead of what is been practiced in Nigerian academic libraries, at this juncture academic libraries in Nigeria lack the capability to implement such technologies. Recommendation such as constant training on ICT, Alternative power supply, provision of up to date telecommunication devices and funding

Effects of Understanding the Problem Statement on Students’ Mathematical Performance of Senior Secondary Schools in Borno

The study assessed the relative effectiveness of understanding the problem statement on students’ mathematical behaviours in Borno State Secondary Schools. The study was guided by an objective: to determine the Understanding the problem statement on student’s performance in senior secondary school and a null hypothesis: there was no effect of understanding of mathematical problem statement on students’ performance in Borno State senior secondary school. Quasi-experimental design was used for the study. Out of 468 senior secondary two (SSII) students, 160 students were selected for this study through random sampling technique. Ten mathematics achievement tests were developed in the area of algebraic process as a research instrument for the study. The experiment was conducted for eighty sessions spread across four weeks. Pre-test and post-test results were used as data. The analysis of the data was done by t-test of independent means. The study revealed that understanding the problem statement has significantly increased on students mathematical behaviours. Therefore, the study recommended that understanding the problem statement technique should be used in teaching mathematical problem solving in secondary education. Keywords: Understanding, Problem Solving, Mathematical Behaviours and Student Performanc

Development and optimization of heat pipe based compound parabolic collector

Compound Parabolic Collector (CPC) has numerous advantages such as high optical efficiency and wide applications. This thesis describes experimental and theoretical investigations of the effects of solar radiation available, design and orientation on different configurations of low concentration CPCs for Kano, Nigeria. Two solar radiation models were developed for characterizing solar radiation for regions in the northern hemisphere like Kano. Results showed that tilting the collector to the monthly optimum angle gives the maximum radiation obtainable in each month with highest increase of 28.6 and 24.8% in December and January respectively. For seasonal tilt; the best angles were 27.05° (October to March) and 0° (April to September) while for fixed collector, tilting at 12.05° (latitude) provides the highest performance. Using advanced ray tracing technique, detailed investigations of the effects of acceptance angle, receiver radius, truncation, etc. were carried out on the CPC performance. While with the truncation of 70%, results showed that compound parabolic collector can achieve daily average optical efficiencies of 86.2% and 75.4% for acceptance angles of 60° and 40° respectively. The performance of the thermosyphon (receiver) was investigated both experimentally and numerically. Using an in house solar simulator developed in this work, the performance of the developed CPC fitted with thermosyphon was experimentally investigated. Results showed that the CPC can function well with thermosyphon inclination angle up to 40° where it gives efficiency between 76% and 66%. The outcome of this work shows the potential of using this developed system in Kano environment for cooling applications

APPLICATION OF WEB 2.0 IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF NORTHERN NIGERIA USING THE THEORY OF MANNES LIBRARY 2.0.

This paper investigated application of web 2.0 to private university libraries of northern part of Nigeria based on Mannes theory which emphasizes on changing scenario of librarianship with the presence of the web, (10) private university libraries website which are of quality and ICT compliant by Nigerian standard were surveyed to identify the presence of web 2.0 tool application,and the purpose for application. only (4) 40% had applied web 2.0 tool, the most applied web tool was WebOPAC followed by social networking sites, and (1) private university library had applied RSS, no other web tool have been applied. Even with the web 2.0 boom and advantages web 2.0 provides to library professional for interaction the application is still very much low in Nigerian libraries. The study recommends Training of library professionals, provision of ICT infrastructure, restructuring of library school curriculum

Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of Healthy and Leaf Curl Virus Infected Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Leaves

The present investigation deals with the determination of phytochemical constituents of healthy and leaf curl virus infected tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves. Specimens were collected from Koraye in Zaria and transported to the Herbarium unit for proper authentication. Healthy and curl leaves of Solanum lycopersicum were washed thoroughly three times with running tap water and once with sterile distilled water, air dried at temperature on a sterile blotter. After complete drying, young leaves were pulverized. The powdered material was weighed and kept in air tight container in dark place for further extraction procedure. Extraction was done by methanol method, where 100g each of pulverized powder of both healthy and infected Solanum lycopersicum leaves was put in a cornical flask and (1000ml) of measuring cylinder was used to measure 500ml of 70% methanol. The results obtained from the qualitative phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of; Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tanins, Cardiac glycosides, Phenols and Saponins in both healthy and infected leaves of Solanum lycopersicum and the absence of; Carbohydrates, Steroids and Anthroquinone in both healthy and infected leaves of Solanum lycopersicum. While the quantitative analysis revealed the presence of 8.2% and 3.8% Alkaloids, 49.6% and 48.2% Flavonoids, 30.6% and 19.99%, Tanins 30.6% and 19.9%, Phenols 13.6% and 7.022% Saponins 1.2% and 0.1% in both healthy and infected leaf curl of Solanum lycopersicum. Evidently, from the above investigation there are no reducing sugars in Solanum lycopersicum leaves and there are metabolites in some healthy and infected leaf curl of Solanum lycopersicum leaves

Application of Information and Communication Technology in circulation operations in sSelected Federal University Libraries in North Central Nigeria

This work is designed to examine the application of Information and communication Technologies (ICTs) in circulation operations in selected Federal University Libraries in North Central, Nigeria. The study was guided by Five research questions in line with the objectives of the study. The design adopted for this study is survey  research design and all the circulation staff of University of Ilorin, Federal University Lokoja and University of Abuja made up the population of the study. The population of the three libraries is 12, 9 and 9 circulation staff (Non professional, paraprofessional and professional) respectively. The sample size of the study consists of 30 circulation staff. Data was collected using observation checklist, questionnaire and interview. The data was collected with the use of structured questionnaire from the 30 circulation staff in the university libraries and an observation carried out by the researcher. The entire thirty (30) copies of the questionnaire were correctly filled and returned and were used for this study. Data collected were analyzed using percentage. The results show that ICTs are utilized in circulation operations in the Federal University Libraries; ICT devices are available for circulation operations in the libraries among others. The study recommended that Government should endeavor to provide adequate funds for procurement of ICT facilities for university libraries to enhance automation of circulation operations; the university management should engage the circulation staff on continuous ICT training through organized seminars and workshops; library management and circulation staff should develop maintenance culture as to retain the value of the procured facilities and that the circulation staff should be closely monitored on how they use ICTs in circulation operations to avoid abuse of those facilities.Keywords: Circulation, ICT, Academic Libraries