• Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.39-48
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• 2017

This study aims to investigate gender differences in the use of ICT by the students of urban schools. The objectives of the study are to find out the use of computers and Internet by the students and also the problems encountered by them while using computers and Internet. The study found that there is a significant association between the place (p=.005) and frequency (p=.002) of use of computers and gender. It is also found that there are significant differences in the problems faced by students while using computers (p=.002), use of Internet (p=.004), and the gender. This clearly indicates that there exists a gender disparity in the use of ICT by the male and female students in the urban schools. In order to overcome this disparity, the school authority should provide the basic and necessary ICT infrastructure in schools which can be equally used by male and female students.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.1-25
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• 2008

As scholarly information environment rapidly changes, library consortia for electronic journal licensing come to require strategies to better address service needs of member institutions as well as to take parts in more progressive initiatives. This study aims to develop a more future-oriented and progressive business model for electronic journal licensing consortia. The model is based on three pillars: strategies for responding to immediate needs; long-term strategies for leading change; and organizational infrastructure.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.83-101
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• 2017

IT services are provided by many public institutions and companies in order to satisfy various needs of customers. As the modern IT systems become larger and more complex, it becomes more difficult for IT organizations to provide IT services. So, the IT organizations have applied or are planning to apply ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) in order to provide IT services systematically. The ITIL v3 was revised on July 2011 and have 5 categories, 37 processes, and 113 sub-processes. Therefore, it is known that it is very difficult to satisfy all processes of ITIL v3. If we can concentrate on the core processes of ITIL v3, we will be able to provide IT services more efficiently. The processes of ITIL v3 are defined as some processes influences other processes. Therefore, the core processes can be established using related techniques. We searched for previous research and related information, but we could not find any related research. In this study, we had applied the ANP (Analytic Network Process) techniques to find the core processes of ITIL v3. We expect that IT services will be provided more efficiently because we can be concentrate on the core processes of ITIL v3, which are the results of this study.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.273-294
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• 2016

This research is part of the Korean-ASEAN Official Development Assistance (ODA) project, specifically exploring the possibility of using public libraries as a place for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy training for women from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. Women from ASEAN countries are often minorities in ICT capacity building. A survey of 1,000 female public library users - 100 people from each of the ten ASEAN countries - and in-depth interviews with librarians from national libraries were conducted. The survey results showed that 68.8% of respondents perceived public libraries as a suitable place for ICT literacy training. 27.5% of respondents visited libraries for ICT-related activities, including information retrieval, e-mail, SNS, etc., Meanwhile, findings from the interviews highlighted the importance of having up-to-date ICT infrastructure - computers, Internet, professional ICT skill training for librarians, strategic planning for policies, budgets, and cooperation with other related institutions - in public libraries in order to provide effective ICT training.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.115-135
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• 1998

The purpose of this paper is to propose the vision for information policy of construction technical information in the era of Knowledge Revolution Society and to contribute global economy as well as domestic in the cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Information and Communication. For these we consider the scope of construction technical information, and the concept of the policy on it, and propose information classifications briefly. Also, we examine the currency of information policy in domestic and abroad. It is also examined domestic present condition of government, public corporation, construction industries. The 4 strategies for Information Policy of Construction Technology in the 21st century are presented as follows i ) Acknowledgement on the change of condition in the 21st century ii ) Paradigm shieft of Information Policy of Construction Technology iii) Development of Information Infrastructure of Construction Technology iv) Presentation of vision on the Information Policy for focused construction field

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.105-117
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• 2022

The study investigated digital literacy skills and utilization of online platforms for teaching by LIS educators in universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was undertaken as a descriptive survey design. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided this study. The population of the study was twenty-six Lecturers from the three universities in Rivers State where library and information science are offered. The twenty-six constitute the sample size. Census sampling technique was adopted for the study. The instrument titled Digital Literacy Skills and Utilization of Online Platform for Teaching Questionnaire (DLSOPUQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. Twenty-six copies of the questionnaire were administered and retrieved. Mean (${\bar{x}}$) was used to analyze the research questions and the null hypotheses was tested with t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there is no significant difference between digital literacy and utilization of online platforms for teaching by LIS educators in universities in Rivers State. Further findings revealed that LIS educators do not have the necessary skills to navigate the online environment for teaching without assistance. In conclusion LIS educators should be innovative and update their skills to meet up with global practice. It was recommended among others that LIS educators should be trained and retrained by the university management to cope with online teaching and provision of the right infrastructure by governments for effectives teaching and learning process.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.7-20
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• 2020

This study examined the awareness and use of cloud computing services by librarians in selected universities in Edo State. A descriptive survey research design was employed and the instrument used was questionnaire. The population of the study was 132 professional and Para-professional librarians. The total enumeration technique was used to select the entire population because the size was manageable. Simple percentage, frequency count, and mean were used to analyze the data collected. From the analysis of data gathered, it was found that the librarians are aware of the use of OCLC, world cat, and Google docs to a very high extent. It was found that the librarians used cloud computing services and technologies for collection development functions and cataloging. Based on the findings it was recommended that management of the libraries should support librarians by providing adequate funding to the library in order to support the acquisition and maintenance of infrastructure for cloud computing.

• International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.7-22
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• 2023

The development of rural areas is expected to be holistic covering all essential infrastructure. Community information centres (CICs) are agen- cies that should be part of the infrastructures for rural development. Unfortunately, these centres are hardly seen in rural communities in Nigeria, including Afikpo in Ebonyi State. Thus, this study was conceived to explore the perceptions of citizens towards the establishment of CICs in the locality. It adopted survey research method with questionnaire as instrument for data collection, which was self-developed and validated by experts with a pre-texted reliability index of 0.72. A total of 399 copies of the questionnaire were distributed, out of which 267 copies were properly completed, representing 67% and were used for analysis. Findings revealed that the citizens have overall positive perception to- wards establishing the CICs; they are also knowledgeable of the benefits of such centres. Furthermore, there are workable suggestions on ways of establishing, funding and managing CICs in Afikpo. In addition, about 65% of the respondents indicated interest to assist and support the funding and management of the CICs when established. However, the challenges of inadequate funding and support as well as the possible politics of where to site/locate the CICs in Afikpo, are likely impediments to the project. The study concluded that citizens have strong and positive disposition towards establishing CICs in Afikpo. The implications of such CICs for technological innovations were analysed. The study recom- mends, among others, that government should see the establishment of CICs as priority projects that would significantly contribute to the growth and development of rural communities in Nigeria; communities in Afikpo should explore self-help approach to development; and political representatives from Afikpo should take advantage of establishing CICs as constituency projects for the citizens.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.21 no.4 s.54
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• pp.49-65
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• 2004

As the Internet becomes a part of the infrastructure of the world, so will the process of creating useful digital libraries become an important part of our society. Previous generations of Internet were focused mainly on the technology. Today the focus has shifted to searching information usefully over the intelligent Digital Library. However the tension between new technologies and daily information needs was never resolved but was significantly noted by many researches. Recent findings show us to gain some feeling for the balancing act in information systems between technological and sociological factors. They shows that consideration in sociology is needed for the sound deployment after installation of digital library systems. This study focused on the importance of effects of non-technical factors for the new DL service period. Experiences and documents in the first generation DL period were scrutinized and analysed systematically. As a result, we find new idea, socio-technical approaches to the new DL services.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.133-145
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• 2004

The two main purposes of this paper are to 1) investigate critical components of university information systems for information resources management, 2) develop a comprehensive framework model of university information systems for e-Business Era. Through a literature review and by employing group decision making techniques with managers of K University, critical components for developing university information systems were identified. The critical components of university information systems are 1) academic affaires. 2) general administration. (3) research administration. (4) information services. (5) management support, (6) cyber education. (7) knowledge management, (8) e-library. (9) mobile service. and (10) IT infrastructures. In the second stage. by employing IT experts in K University and other institutes. a comprehensive framework of university information systems for e-Business era was developed. The comprehensive framework shows that major components for university information resources management are (1) information infrastructure. (2) common operating environments. (3) applications/information services. The results of this study expect to help managers. who are in charge of university information systems. plan to develop information systems based on the framework proposed in this paper.