Role of Library Instruction in Curbing Plagiarism among Undergraduates of University of Ilorin, Nigeria

The study investigated the role of library instruction in curbing plagiarism among undergraduates in University of Ilorin. The research design was descriptive survey .The research was guided by two questions and a hypothesis. It was a questionnaire based study. Purposive sampling technique and total enumeration were used to sample the respondents. The target population constituted 382 undergraduates but 235 copies of the questionnaire were found usable which represented 61.1% of the response rate. The findings from the study showed that there was no significant relationship between the attendance of library instruction and the knowledge of plagiarism among undergraduates. This was attributed to the length of time used for teaching on plagiarism. The study recommended that more attention should be paid to hands-on practical sessions on plagiarism to reduce the rate of ignorance of plagiarism among undergraduates in University of Ilorin

Role of Library Instruction in Curbing Plagiarism among Undergraduates of University of Ilorin, Nigeria

The study investigated the role of library instruction in curbing plagiarism among undergraduates in University of Ilorin. The research design was descriptive survey .The research was guided by two questions and a hypothesis. It was a questionnaire based study. Purposive sampling technique and total enumeration were used to sample the respondents. The target population constituted 382 undergraduates but 235 copies of the questionnaire were found usable which represented 61.1% of the response rate. The findings from the study showed that there was no significant relationship between the attendance of library instruction and the knowledge of plagiarism among undergraduates. This was attributed to the length of time used for teaching on plagiarism. The study recommended that more attention should be paid to hands-on practical sessions on plagiarism to reduce the rate of ignorance of plagiarism among undergraduates in University of Ilorin

Perception of Academic Librarians to the Use of Massive Online Open Courses as Professional Development Tools in Selected University Libraries in Osun State, Nigeria.

Librarians’ professional development is the process of constantly strengthening professional attainment, broadening academic knowledge, enhancing the professional skills, and improving library services. The new Massive Open Online Courses necessitate academic librarians to be lifelong learners who can take advantage of available opportunities to improve their professional competence continuously. However, much research has not been done on perception of academic librarians to the use of MOOC as professional development tools. Therefore, this study examined perception of academic librarians to the use of MOOC as professional development tools in selected university libraries in Osun State, Nigeria. Also, the study adopted the descriptive survey design. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Three Nigerian universities were selected which has a total number of Thirty eight (38) academic librarians. The total enumeration sampling technique was used to study all respondents for the study. The findings showed that academic librarians are fully aware of massive open online course as a tool for professional development in University libraries in Nigeria