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Information Seeking Behaviour of Hearing-Impaired Students of National Open University of Nigeria Bauchi Study Centre
(Journal of Library and Information Management, Technology, Education, 2025-02-02) Snimbalya Simeon Bukar; Olatunji Sunday Olabisi; Afolabi Oluwaseyi Esther; Jimoh Maimunat Omokide
Background: This paper examined the information-seeking behaviour of hearing-impaired students at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Bauchi Study Centre. Understanding how these students seek information is crucial for improving accessibility and ensuring inclusive academic experiences.
Method: The study employed a survey research design. The population of the study comprised 24 hearing-impaired students at NOUN, Bauchi Study Centre. A total enumeration sampling method was adopted, ensuring that all students in the target group were included in the study.
Findings/Results: The study observed that hearing-impaired students at NOUN exhibited good information-seeking behaviours. However, several challenges hindered their access to information, including the lack of sign language interpretation services for academic materials, communication barriers with instructors and fellow students, limited access to specialized assistive technologies, inadequate awareness of available support services, difficulties in obtaining timely responses to inquiries, absence of accessible course materials, and challenges related to participation in group discussions. Despite these barriers, the study found that hearing-impaired students employed various strategies and resources to enhance their access to information.
Implications: The findings highlight the urgent need for improved accessibility measures to ensure hearing-impaired students can effectively seek and utilize academic information. Addressing these challenges will contribute to a more inclusive learning environment.
Conclusion: The study emphasizes the importance of providing adequate support services to hearing-impaired students to enhance their academic experience and improve their information-seeking behaviour.
Recommendations: It is recommended that the university invest in expanding accessibility services, ensuring that academic materials, including lectures and videos, are consistently accompanied by sign language interpretation. Additionally, targeted communication strategies should be implemented to ensure students are well-informed about available assistance options, policies for requesting accommodations, and the existence of accessible course materials. Finally, the university should actively promote initiatives that facilitate peer support networks for hearing-impaired students.
Challenges of accessing and utilising health information for information needs satisfaction of female undergraduate students in colleges of medicine
(Samaru Journal of Information Studies, 2024-02-02) Adekoya, Olayinka Mary; Zwalman, Singya Zhimwang; Jimoh Maimunat Omokide; Olatunji Sunday Olabisi; Enamudu James Ogielagbega
The study examined the challenges of accessing and utilizing health information for the information needs satisfaction of female undergraduate students in colleges of medicine. The study was guided by three research questions and one null hypothesis. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 1,339 registered female undergraduate students of colleges of medicine. The sample size of the study was 549 female undergraduates’ students representing 41% of the population. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found out that, female undergraduate students understand that accessing and utilizing health information for meeting their information needs satisfaction has lots of benefits. However, challenges experienced in accessing and utilizing health information are: health information not packaged in an appealing/attracting format, lack of health counselors for students, negative attitudes of library staff members are a major problem and cultural or religious constraints, physical accessibility to the library building is a concern, lack of organize seminars/workshops on reproductive health, and epileptic power supply to access electronic health information, lack of ICT facilities to access health information, lack of current and up-to-date health information in the library. Some of the solutions to the problems include: the managements of the colleges of medicine should allocate more fund to the colleges of medicine library to acquire more health information resources for the female undergraduate students so that they can access and utilize them to meet their health information needs.
The implications and effects of ChatGPT on academic scholarship and authorship
(INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY LAW, 2023-02-02) Momodu Fatima; Ayodele Morocco-Clarke; Abubakar Sodangi Fadila
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence large language model, took the world by storm in November 2022. Its launch was met with
excitement, and it garnered over 1 million users within the first five days of its releas , surpassing social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and even the top search engine, Google. Having been trained on volumes of data, ChatGPT has displayed the ability to produce human-like responses to questions. Concerns have been raised among members of the academic and research community regarding the ethical usage
of ChatGPT and language models in education and academic/ scientific research. This paper examines the development and rise of ChatGPT and similar AI tools, their pros and cons, their impact on academic research and possible intellectual propertyconflicts. It concludes that ChatGPT and language models are here to stay and makes recommendations for its ethical usage to prevent and detect plagiarism and protect intellectual property rights.
The Legal Status of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) in Contemporary International Human Rights Law
(INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW, 2017-02-02) Barnabas Sylvanus Gbendazhi
This article explores the legal status or effect of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in contemporary international human rights law. As a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution, the legal significance of UNDRIP may appear uncertain on the surface. However, several UNGA resolutions do carry some legal weight with far-reaching legal implications in international law. For example, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (UDHR) has been widely ac cepted, at least in part, as forming part of customary international law. Through a criti cal examination of relevant literature and some decisions of international, regional and national courts, this article examines whether the UNDRIP, in whole or in part, reflects customary international law. It also considers the relationship of the UNDRIP with other international human rights instruments, and whether it should be applied as part of general principles of law on issues that are essential to indigenous peoples such as non-discrimination, self-identification, land rights and development
Abuja Peoples of Nigeria as Indigenous Peoples in International Law
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON MINORITY AND GROUP, 2018-02-02) Barnabas Sylvanus Gbendazhi
There is no agreed definition of indigenous peoples (IPs) as the international community has not agreed to any. However, an examination of international instruments and literature on the subject presents a picture. This article examines the definition of IPs and its relevance to Africa. The case study of Abuja, Nigeria is used as a vehicle to challenge the existing descriptions of Ips. It argues that international law should expand
its definition of IPs to include collectives of peoples with diverse cultures in Africa. Analogical insights are drawn from international child rights law to advance the argument that international law on IPs' rights can learn from the evolution of international children's rights law.