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Open Sources Library Software Usage and Performance of Higher Education Institutions

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  • Abdulmalik Bappah Mahmood

    (Department of Library, Federal College of Education, Yola, Nigeria)

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The introduction of digital technology has accelerated the library’s subscription to online resources including e-journals, e-books, and reference management software in higher education institutions. The open source library software in particular has deepened the availability of electronic resources and extends the boundaries of academic research. The aim of this study is to investigate in impact of open source library software usage on the overall performance of higher education institutions. A cross sectional research design was used and data was collected from 252 respondents. The data was analysed with SPSS carrying out correlation and regression analysis. Result of the study indicates that, high level usage of open source library software has significant impact on the performance of Higher education institutions. This indicates that adoption of open source library software tends to beneficial and impact positively on the performance of both students and faculties in higher education institutions in developing countries as it would help in designing education policies and programmes. It is therefore recommended that more resources should be provided for ICT infrastructure and skilled manpower for the implementation and use of Open Source Library Software among guarantee appropriate Librarians.

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  • Abdulmalik Bappah Mahmood, 2021. "Open Sources Library Software Usage and Performance of Higher Education Institutions," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(3), pages 232-238, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:3:p:232-238
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