ERIC Number: EJ1426602
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1361-4533
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Awareness and Use of Infographic Tools among Librarians in Nigeria
Jacob Kehinde Opele; Toyin Segun Onayinka; Ikeoluwa Jesufisayomi Fagbami; Ndubuisi Friday Ugwu
New Review of Academic Librarianship, v30 n1 p52-71 2024
Academia and practicing Librarians have worked together with the innovation of the 21st century which has made librarianship much more interesting. This study employed the descriptive non-experimental survey design. A total of 379 librarians participated in the study via online Google form were used for data collection. Data analysis was done the aid of relative importance index (RII). Findings showed that the highest rated infographic tools are Google Charts RII = 0.6 ranked 1st, Adobe Spark with RII = 0.5 ranked 2nd and ranked 3rd was Information Infographics RII = 0.5. Besides, top barrier to use of infographic among Librarians was the general perception that it is time consuming" with RII of 0.70. followed by requiring flexible budget" RII = 0.70 and poor internet network" RII = 0.70. The study concluded that contrary to the researcher's a-priori expectation, the outcome of this study revealed a high level of awareness and use of infographic tools among librarians in Nigeria.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Librarians, Academic Libraries, Visual Aids, Educational Innovation, Charts, Librarian Attitudes, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education, Visual Arts, Information Dissemination, Library Services, Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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