Oloruntoke, Sarah Olayemi and Ogbomo, E. F. Global Economic Recession and University Libraries’ Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in South-South, Nigeria. Informology, 2024, vol. 3, n. 2, pp. 79-90. [Journal article (Paginated)]
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This study explored the global economic recession and university libraries’ response to the COVID-19 in South-south, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research objectives and one hypothesis using a correlational research design. The population of the study was 219 librarians in the university libraries of the 17 public universities in South-south, Nigeria. A total enumeration sampling technique was used for the study. A self-developed structured questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that the level of global economic recession on library response to the COVID-19 pandemic was low; the level of coping with the COVID-19 global economic recessionary trends by the librarians was high; the university libraries operated during the COVID-19 pandemic period by reducing the library opening hours, performing reference services, cancellation of meetings, indefinite closure of the library, cancellation of training/conferences, and cancellation of local and international travels. There is a significant relationship between the global economic recession and university libraries’ response to COVID-19. The study concluded an improvement in the global economic as that may increase university libraries' response to COVID-19 among others. It was recommended among others that university management should, as a matter of urgency, make librarians to be more responsive during emergencies since the level of global economic recession to COVID-19 was low.
Item type: | Journal article (Paginated) |
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Keywords: | global economic recession, university libraries, COVID-19 pandemic, librarians, Nigeria |
Subjects: | F. Management. > FC. Finance. F. Management. > FF. Funding. |
Depositing user: | Dr. Alireza Noruzi |
Date deposited: | 24 Feb 2025 21:47 |
Last modified: | 24 Feb 2025 21:47 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45986 |
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