Assessment of Library and Information Professionals’ Perception of COVID-19 and Its Impacts on Libraries in Nigeria

Perceptions of Library and Information (LI) professionals in Nigeria and the impact of COVID-19 on libraries, librarians and library services, were studied. The significance of demographic factors on LI professionals’ perception of COVID-19 and its impact on libraries was tested. Descriptive survey...

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Published in:International journal of knowledge content development & technology 2022, 12(4), , pp.25-39
Main Authors: Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari, Iguehi Joy Ikenwe, Oluwaseun Eniola Adegbilero-Iw
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conspiracy theories
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demographics
impact on libraries
Libraries
library and information science professional
Library associations
misinformation
nigeria
pandemic
Perception
Perceptions
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Summary:Perceptions of Library and Information (LI) professionals in Nigeria and the impact of COVID-19 on libraries, librarians and library services, were studied. The significance of demographic factors on LI professionals’ perception of COVID-19 and its impact on libraries was tested. Descriptive survey design and Purpose sampling technique were adopted. LIS professionals in Nigeria constituted the population, and an online questionnaire designed by the researchers through Microsoft Forms was used. Descriptive analysis of respondents’ demographic data and their covid-19 perception were presented in frequencies and percentages using tables while multivariate regression technique was used to test the significance of relationship between variables at P
ISSN:2234-0068
2287-187X
DOI:10.5865/IJKCT.2022.12.4.025