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Assessing the information literacy skills of education students in a multi-campus institution.
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2020) Asiedu, N. K.; Plockey, F. D. D.; Kordie, G. A.
This study seeks to assess the information literacy skills of undergraduate students in one of Ghana’s multi-campus universities. This became necessary as there was the need to know whether the students had understood or not the concepts of the information literacy programme after it had been introduced and taught, two years ago. Using the survey approach, 327 first year diploma and degree students were selected to participate in the study. x2 ≤ 0.05 is also used in the study to test the existence of associations between interested variables. The results of this study revealed that majority of the students have become fully aware of what plagiarism is and its implications on their academic lives; it was further disclosed by the study that a large number of students have also realized the need to always evaluate information before using it. Based on the findings, this study therefore recommends that higher learning institutions who are yet to introduce the information literacy programme should not hesitate to do so and it should be added to the academic curriculum and taught as a course with credit hours assigned to it.
Awareness and use of electronic resources in university libraries: A case study of University for Development Studies Library
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2018) Yebowaah, F. A.; Plockey, F. D. D.
Academic libraries are hub of knowledge and hence are considered as integral parts of academic life. Academic libraries have been in existence for over 500 years and are still very useful today to all educational institutions. The advent of Information and Communication Technology has led to the use of electronic resources in libraries. However, empirical studies have shown that the use of these resources by faculty members is very low. The objective of this study therefore, was to examine the use of electronic resources by lecturers of the University for Development Studies, Wa campus. Primary data were collected from 80 lecturers through the use of a simple random sampling procedure. The data were collected with the aid of a questionnaire and analysed through the use of binary logistics regression model. The results indicate that 88.8% of the respondents were users of the Library and 65% were aware of the availability of e-resources in the Library. This suggests that awareness is high but utilization is low. The determinants of e-resource utilisation in the Library include purpose of Library visit and sources of awareness of the e-resources in the Library. Besides, it was discovered that inadequate Library infrastructure, low internet bandwith, and inadequate trained library staff were the major challenges confronting the use of e-resources of the Library. The study therefore, recommends that efforts to improve the use of e-resources in the Library should include ways of creating user awareness, training/workshops for users and staff, and responding to the challenges confronting utilisation.
Challenges to building synergy between indigenous knowledge and academic libraries in Ghana.
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2020) Plockey, F. D. D.; Yembil, C.; Konlan, B.
Evaluation of use of e-resources by academic staff of Navrongo Campus of University for Development Studies through workplace information literacy programmes.
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2017) Pwadura, J.; Asapeo, A.; Plockey, F. D. D.
The study was carried out to determine how beneficial the Information Literacy Workshops have been to the staff of University for Development Studies (UDS). The study was conducted at the Navrongo Campus of UDS which houses two faculties: Applied and Mathematical Sciences. The study used the survey research method and a purposive sampling procedure to sample the lecturers for a period of two weeks in May 2014. The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The study found out that generally there is a high level of ICT skills among the lecturers in computer usage. The study further established that for the past decade, lecturers have been using e-resources but less frequently. The study also revealed that majority 88.9% of lecturers make significant use of the databases especially Science Direct mostly for educational /teaching purposes while 73.3% of them do so by accessing and using full text journal articles. It also came out clearly that lecturers found the e-resources training very beneficial with a majority 75.6% asking for more training two or three times in a year. It then identified challenges lectures face in using e-resources include: download delays, failure to find the information, frequent power outages and inadequate search skills
Examining the information seeking behaviour of under graduate students of Navrongo campus of the University for Development Studies.
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2018) Pwadura, J. A.; Plockey, F. D. D.; Yebowaa, F. A
Information acquisition mechanism of universities libraries: An empirical study of public university libraries in Ghana
(International Journal of Library and Information Science, 2019) Plockey, F. D. D.; Appiah, D. K.; Ofori, R. A
This paper takes a critical look at how academic libraries in Ghana acquire their information/materials. The investigation was mainly based on interviews. The interviews were conducted in four Ghanaian public university libraries from January 2014 to March 2015. In all, 38 senior members were interviewed. The findings indicated among other that the libraries under study purchase their library materials through donations, purchase and legal deposits. Also, other ways of acquiring knowledge/information in the library were: the socialisation, externalisation, combination and internalisation of artefacts. The study recommended that the Procurement Law of Ghana must be reviewed to allow other key officers like the provost and deans to give approval for the library to purchase books on their behalf; clearing process from the port should be streamlined to reduce the number of days spent clearing containers of books from the port.
Living libraries: The role of the baansi in preserving the culture of the Dagbon in Northern Ghana.
(The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2018) Plockey, F. D. D.; Asuro, A. S
This study focuses on the role of the living libraries, the baansi, of the Dagomba of Ghana in preserving and sustaining the culture and history of the people of Dagbon in the northern region of Ghana. The paper is a qualitative study, and the instruments used for data collection span from 2012 to 2015, which comprises acoustic appreciation, group discussion, observation, phased assertion, storytelling, and filed notes. The study reveals that the living librarians (baansi) are the watchdogs/social critics of the society who help to maintain stability and influence people into conforming to the norms and the culture of the society.
Use of serials by undergraduate students of the Nyankpala Campus of the University for Development Studies.
(The Maktaba: A Journal of the Kenya Library Association, 2018) Appiah, D. K.; Plockey, F. D. D.; Konlan, B.

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