Fostering Open Access through Online Academic Publishing: the role of academic libraries in Nigeria

The paper explore the meaning of open access and online academic publishing. In teaching and learning, open access provide wide range barrier free information to teacher and learner. The paper discussed the various open access journals, online academic publishing and prominent open access publishers. It explained the roles of open access through online academic publishing and the roles of academic libraries in promoting open access. The paper recommended among others that academic library resources should be digitized to allow for open accesses and faculty should publish online in the digital age for open access

Extent of Technology Tools Utilization by Physical Science Postgraduate Students in Selected Federal University Libraries in Nigeria

The study was designed to determine the utilization technology tools by postgraduate students in physical sciences in south west federal university libraries. It ascertained the types of ICT facilities available; utilization, challenges encountered in the utilization and proffer solution. Descriptive survey research design was used to guide the study and 33% of the population (937) which is 312 comprises all postgraduate students in physical sciences in the institutions were made. Out of 312 copies of questionnaire distributed, 280 copies were returned representing 88.05% .quota sampling technique was used due to the enormity of the student population. The face validation of the questionnaire was determined by experts in research. The copies of questionnaire was administered face to face method which involve the researcher and research assistants moving from one department to another and from hostel to hostel. In analyzing the data collected, frequency counts, simple percentage and mean () were used as the statistical method. The result of the finding revealed some of the facilities were available and functional; available not regularly functional, some were available but not functional and some were not available. The different purposes and extent of utilization were analyzed. The study revealed the challenges encountered in the utilization. The research work recommended for the provision of more facilities, accessibility to the facilities, provision of reliable internet services, and centralization of proposed library building on the campus, training and retraining of library staff on technology tools utilization to help students search for information

An Assessment of Library and Information Science (LIS) Professional Skills among Librarians in Bab Fafunwa Library, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria.

The study is on assessment of library and information science (LIS) professional skills among librarians in Bab Fafunwa Library, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. Total population sampling research design was used for the study. The population comprised all the librarians in Bab Fafunwa Library, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. Questionnaire was the research instrument was used for the study. The researchers collected the data through face-to-face administration of questionnaire. In the data analysis, frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation were used for the statistical analysis. . Based on the result, the various personal professional skills among the librarians in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo are: analytical skill, creative skill, flexibility skill, reflective skill, adaptability skill, enthusiastic skill, self-motivation skill and soft skill (interpersonal) and other research questions were treated as well. It was recommended that there should be provision of fund for the acquisition of training facilities and materials for the training. Consequently, librarians will be able to render efficient services in term of discharging professional duties with standard and ethics especially in information provision. Services in the library become more attractive and glaring to the users as a result of this training and this will always draw the users’ interest to the resources in the library and thus the library become active, functional and practically operative

Online Information Resources Utilization among Students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria

The study is on online information resources utilization among students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria. Five research questions guided the research work. 150 copies of questionnaire were administered to students through face to face method in order to collect data. Simple Random sampling technique was also used for the study. In the data analysis, frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation were used for the statistical analysis. The findings revealed that that the level of students’ awareness of online information resources in Adeyemi College of Education Library is low. It also indicated the level of students’ of online information resources is low. However, with the little awareness, online information resources is mainly used for academic work. The findings show the major challenges confronting students’ use of information resources as high cost of internet subscription, unstable power supply and slow internet speed. The paper concluded and recommended that the lecturers should give assignments to students and tell them to go for online sources in doing it

Implementación de una impresora 3D y escaneo tridimensional para la fabricación de prótesis para animal canino con problemas de movilidad

TesisEl presente trabajo de investigación comprende la implementación de una impresora 3D y un escáner 3D para la fabricación de prótesis para animal canino menor con problemas de movilidad. La impresora y escáner 3D se ha implementado a partir de materiales reciclados y usando un sensor KINECT de consola de videojuego que forma parte del escáner 3D, el cual nos permitió obtener una imagen tridimensional de un objeto. La impresora está compuesta de partes mecánicas que permiten la impresión en un área volumétrica de 300x200x250mm, también consta de partes electrónicas que controlan los movimientos en función del lenguaje de programación en control numérico (códigos G y M), los cuales son coordenadas y funciones de movimiento de máquina para la construcción mediante capas un objeto tridimensional. El escáner está compuesto por un sensor de consola de videojuego (Kinect) como cámara de obtención de imágenes tridimensionales y la plataforma rotatoria para el movimiento del objeto a escanearse. El escaneo tridimensional ayudó a poder obtener réplicas de un objeto en un formato de extensión STL (Lenguaje de Triangulación Estandar) que se puede modificar en un software de modelamiento 3D y según esto tomar referencias y poder diseñar una prótesis a medida y personalizada según las necesidades y requerimientos. Una vez obtenida el modelo 3D y en un formato reconocible para la impresora (código G), se imprimió en objetos 3D. Se realizó 11 pruebas de Escaneo, y 6 pruebas de Impresión 3D donde se llegó a la conclusión de que es posible imprimir objetos en una impresora implementada con materiales reciclados y con un error de 0.74mm respecto al objeto digital, con el escáner 3D implementado se consiguió escanear objetos con resultados similares al objeto físico