Journal of Library and Information Sciences

Protection Strategies of Information in Automated Libraries and Information Safety in Nigerian Universities
Uduakobong Oscar Udoh, Ph.D.

Abstract
This study investigated the extent of protection strategies of information in automated libraries and information safety in Nigerian Universities. The population of this study consisted of librarians in Nigerian universities. The study adopted a descriptive survey design while stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. Data were obtained using a research questionnaire titled “Protection Strategies of Information in Automated Libraries and Information Safety in Nigerian Universities questionnaire (PSIALISNUQ)”. Data obtained from respondents were analysed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) while Independent t-test analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels. It was concluded that there is significant influence of awareness of the need for safety of information on information safety in the Nigerian Universities; there is significant influence of online saving of information on information safety in the Nigerian Universities and there is significant influence of utilization of backup on information safety in the Nigerian Universities. It was concluded that there are various protection strategies of information in automated libraries and that they promote information safety in Nigerian Universities. One of the recommendations was that Librarians should be educated on various protection strategies of information in automated libraries so that one can be sure of information safety and utilization at any point in time.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jlis.v6n1a4