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PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 9 (VII) November/18-27/3
AUTHOR: Augustine O. Aigbokhan[I] Prof. Stephen, O. Uwaifo[II] Emmanuel Babatunde Ajala[III]
TITLE: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIS) POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ USE OF INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT: This study investigated Library and Information Science (LIS) postgraduate students’ use of institutional repositories for career advancement in Universities in South-South, Nigeria. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 123 postgraduate students of LIS in Universities in South-South Nigerian. The study adopted total enumeration sampling technique. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used to test the hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The criterion mean for the research questions was placed at 2.50. The study found that the LIS postgraduate students in Universities in South-South Nigeria use institutional repositories for speech and address writing, preparation of conference papers, and conservation of intellectual resources. The extent of use of institutional repositories for career advancement by the students is low. The extent of career advancement of LIS postgraduate students in the various areas of librarianship is low. The challenges faced by the students in their career advancement include inappropriateness of courses taught to the requirements of job market, insufficient ICT content in the courses, and insufficient teaching facilities for proper training of LIS postgraduates. The hypothesis tested found a significant relationship between the use of institutional repositories and career advancement of LIS postgraduate students in Universities in South-South, Nigeria. The study recommended that the students should inculcate the use of institutional repositories for their career advancement.
KEYWORDS: Use of Institutional Repositories,Career advancement, Institutional Repositories, LIS Postgraduates
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