Department of Library and Information Science

DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

The establishment of the department of library and information science in Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State was never done on impromptu but a planned effort which sprouted from the aim to quench the thirst for such department in south west zone of Nigeria in order to produce middle-level manpower within librarianship and information science discipline. The department has the mission of producing manpower with high level skills and proficiencies adequate to whirl the turbine of development and transformation at all levels. At the micro level, such manpower would support those at the professional cadre within the zone to man all kinds of libraries and information systems, including other memory institutions like archives and museums that are maintained in organizations and institutions in the public and organized private sectors. And also, there are avenues for self-employment. This is enlarged at the macro level to reach national and global perspectives. The whole of these are largely in line with the NBTE’s mission for polytechnic education. The polytechnic education in Nigeria flows from the basement of technical and vocational education, which itself evolved in Nigeria out of deliberate and conscious effort by government to develop indigenous manpower, especially at the middle-level. This was also the claim of Federal Ministry of Education (1989).

The department accepted its first set of students at National Diploma (ND) level in 1999. This made it the first library school in the south west axis of Nigeria to be established to offer diploma programme at the basic para-professional dimensions. The effort was geared towards substantiating NBTE’s mission of producing middle-level manpower, though within the dimensions of National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND). The HND programme commenced in 2005/ 2006, and has been able to pass the NBTE accreditation and re-accreditation exercises and never failed one.

The National Diploma (ND) in library and information science usually lasts two years. And by its nature, it is interdisciplinary which makes its mandatory to include the study of other subjects at subsidiary level. From 2002 till now the department has awarded Diploma to deserving students, which indicates the contribution that Federal Polytechnic, Offa has made towards providing para- professional Staff for Nigeria library development.

The department maintains NBTE’s stipulation of running each of the above programmes within two academic years. The National Diploma (ND) students engage in two kinds of practicum exercises: one at the middle of the programme and the other at the end of it. The one at the middle of the programme is among the courses studentsare expected to take. It has a core status and carry the highest unit in the whole system of courses, and it is for six (6) month duration; while the other lasts for one year. The latter is for graduates. Students who graduated at the ND level are expected to go for one year Industrial Training (IT) exercise after which they are considered as candidates to apply for HND programme. The HND programme commenced in 2005 or 2006, and has been able to pass the NBTE accreditation and re-accreditation exercises.

NAMES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF

Pioneer Academic Staff of the Department

Name Qualification

A.A. Kolawole B.A., MLS, CLN
A.O. Issa DLS, BLS, MLS, PGDE, PhD, CLN
R.A. JimohAngo BLS, MLS, PhD., CLN
M.B. Aliyu BLS, MLS, PGDE, PhD (In view), CLN
A.A. Salman BLS, MLS, PGDE, PhD, CLN
S. Olanipekun BLS, MLS (in view) CLN
J.O. Ifabiyi BLS, CLN

Pioneer Non-academic Staff

R. Bello
Tiamiyu

The Higher National Diploma (HND) Programme took off with the same staff, except that among the non-academic staff Mrs. R. Bello was replaced with Mrs. Oni. This happened under the leadership of Dr. Muftau. O. Olatinwo

FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT/UNIT

The department has some measures of facilities to assist staff and students to meet their teaching, learning, research and other curricula and knowledge needs. The following are the available facilities available in the department of library and information science:

Training library
ICT/Audio – Visual Laboratory
Cataloguing and Classification
Reprographic Laboratory

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE COURSES AND DURATION

The National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) courses run for 2 academic sessions.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMMES AT THE NATIONAL DIPLOMA AND HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA LEVELS

National Diploma

Any candidate seeking admission into the department for any of the programmes at the national diploma level MUST possess a minimum of five credit passes in Ordinary Level examinations, which MUST include both Mathematics and English Language. The result could be got from any of GCE/NECO/WAEC/NABTEB, and at maximum of two sittings. This further implies that the candidate could be allowed to pair/combine any of the results, whether within the same examination body e.g. two sittings from only WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB; or could be from two different examination bodies e.g. WAEC with NECO, WAEC with NABTEB, and so on.

However, as a matter of external and internal policies, candidates for full time ND programme must satisfy the polytechnic requirements in Post-Jamb Screening Examinations to prove himself worthy of savouring admission chances.

Higher National Diploma

Admission to the HND programme is open to candidates who MUST possess:

National Diploma Certificate in Library and Information Science with a minimum of LOWER CREDIT obtained from Federal Polytechnic Offa or other polytechnic library schools whose programmes have been recognized and accredited
Letter of completion of the mandatory one year Pre-HND industrial training experience
Relevant five (5) “O” Level credits passes, which MUST include both Mathematics and English Language. The result could be got from any of GCE/NECO/WAEC/NABTEB, and at maximum of two sittings. This further implies that the candidate could be allowed to pair/combine any of the results, whether within the same examination body e.g. two sittings from only WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB; or could be from two different examination bodies e.g. WAEC with NECO, WAEC with NABTEB, and so on.
Candidates with pass grade at ND level could be considered for admission but must have undergone a 2-year industrial training experience

ND I (FULL TIME)

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS111	FoundationofLibraryandInformationScience	2
LIS112	CataloguingI	3
LIS113	BasicReference ToolsandServicesI	3
LIS114	HistoryofLibraries I	2
LIS115	BookProductionProcesses	3
LIS116	ClassificationI	3
LIS117	Sociology of Library and InformationScience	2
LIS118	BasicComputerandOperatingSystems	2
GNS 101	Useof EnglishI	2
GNS 111	CitizenshipEducationI	2
EED126	Entrepreneurship Education	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS121	CataloguingII	3
LIS122	BasicReference ToolsandServicesII	3
LIS123	HistoryofLibraries II	2
LIS124	ClassificationII	3
LIS125	Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in LIS	2
LIS 126	CompilationofBibliography,IndexesandAbstracts.	3
GNS 102	CommunicationinEnglishI	2
GNS 121	CitizenshipEducationII	2
EED127	Practice of Entrepreneurship	2

ND II (FULL TIME)

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS211	IntroductiontoLibraryManagement	2
LIS212	CataloguingandClassificationI	2
LIS213	ResearchMethods	2
LIS214	MultimediaResources	2
LIS215	TypesofLibrariesandInformation CentresI	2
LIS216	PreservationandsecurityofLibraryandInformationResources	2
LIS217	FundamentalsofInformationResourcesDevelopment	2
LIS218	IntroductiontoLibraryAutomation	3
LIS219	LibraryApplicationSoftware	2
GNS 201	Useof EnglishII	2
SIW211	Stud. Indus. Work Expe. Scheme	4
EED217	Entrepreneurship Development	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS221	CataloguingandClassificationII	2
LIS222	Project	4
LIS223	Introduction to Archives & Recordsmanagement	2
LIS224	Libraryandinformationservicestopersonswithspecial needs	2
LIS225	IntroductiontoInternetandVirtualLibrary	3
LIS226	IntroductiontowebDesign.	2
GNS 202	CommunicationinEnglishII	2
EED218	Entrepreneurship Practical II	2

ND I (PART TIME)

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS111	FoundationofLibraryandInformationScience	2
LIS112	CataloguingI	3
LIS113	BasicReference ToolsandServicesI	3
LIS114	HistoryofLibraries I	2
LIS115	BookProductionProcesses	3
LIS116	ClassificationI	3
LIS117	Sociology of Library and InformationScience	2
LIS118	BasicComputerandOperatingSystems	2
GNS 101	Useof EnglishI	2
GNS 111	CitizenshipEducationI	2
EED126	Entrepreneurship Education	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS121	CataloguingII	3
LIS122	BasicReference ToolsandServicesII	3
LIS123	HistoryofLibraries II	2
LIS124	ClassificationII	3
LIS125	Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in LIS	2
LIS 126	CompilationofBibliography,IndexesandAbstracts.	3
GNS 102	CommunicationinEnglishI	2
GNS 121	CitizenshipEducationII	2
EED127	Practice of Entrepreneurship	2

ND II (PART TIME)

FIRST SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS211	IntroductiontoLibraryManagement	2
LIS212	CataloguingandClassificationI	2
LIS213	ResearchMethods	2
LIS214	MultimediaResources	2
LIS215	TypesofLibrariesandInformation CentresI	2
LIS216	PreservationandsecurityofLibraryandInformationResources	2
LIS217	FundamentalsofInformationResourcesDevelopment	2
LIS218	IntroductiontoLibraryAutomation	3
LIS219	LibraryApplicationSoftware	2
GNS 201	Useof EnglishII	2
SIW211	Stud. Indus. Work Expe. Scheme	4
EED217	Entrepreneurship Development	2

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSECODE	COURSETITLE	UNITS
LIS221	CataloguingandClassificationII	2
LIS222	Project	4
LIS223	Introduction to Archives & Recordsmanagement	2
LIS224	Libraryandinformationservicestopersonswithspecial needs	2
LIS225	IntroductiontoInternetandVirtualLibrary	3
LIS226	IntroductiontowebDesign.	2
GNS 202	CommunicationinEnglishII	2
EED218	Entrepreneurship Practical II	2

HND 1

FIRST SEMESTER

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT
1	LIS311	IntroductiontoInformationScience	2
2	LIS312	ResearchMethodsI	2
3	LIS313	AdvancedCataloguingandClassificationI	3
4	LIS314	LibrariesandSociety:PublicRelations	2
5	LIS315	CurrentAwarenessServices	2
6	LIS316	IntroductiontoComputerProgramming	3
7	LIS317	ElectronicInformationSourcesandServices	2
8	LIS318	PublishingandBookTrade	2
9	GNS 301	UseofEnglishIII	2
10.	EED 313	Entrepreneurship Development I	2

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT
1	LIS321	ResearchMethodsII	2
2	LIS323	MediaandSchoolLibraries	3
3	LIS324	ChildrenLiterature	2
4	LIS325	ScienceandTechnologyInformationsourcesand Service	3
5	LIS326	IndigenousKnowledge	2
6	LIS327	PublicLibraries	3
7	GNS 302	CommunicationinEnglishIII	2
8	EED323	Entrepreneurship Development II	2

HND 2

FIRST SEMESTER

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT
1	LIS410	LibraryAdvocacy andMarketing	2	COMPULSORY
2	LIS411	BusinessInformationServicesandSources	2	COMPULSORY
3	LIS412	Academiclibraries	2	COMPULSORY
4	LIS413	Social Science Information Sources andServices	2	ELECTIVE
5	LIS414	HumanitiesInformationSourcesandServices	2	ELECTIVE
6	LIS415	AchievesandRecordsManagement	2	COMPULSORY
7	LIS416	AdvancedCataloguingandClassificationII	2	COMPULSORY
8	LIS417	BookEditingandIndexing	2	COMPULSORY
9	LIS418	InformationResourcesDevelopment	2	COMPULSORY
10	LIS419	KnowledgeManagement	2	COMPULSORY
11	EED 413	EntrepreneurshipDevelopment	2	COMPULSORY

SECOND SEMESTER

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT
1	LIS421	SpecialLibraries	2	LIS421
2	LIS422	NationalLibraries	2	LIS422
3	LIS423	IndexingandAbstracting	2	LIS423
4	LIS424	Legal Issues in Information Handling inNigeria	2	LIS424
5	LIS425	InternationalandComparativeLibrarianship	2	LIS425
6	LIS426	ManagementofSerialsandSpecialCollections	2	LIS426
7	LIS427	LibraryAutomation	2	LIS427
8	LIS428	Management InformationSystems	2	LIS428
9	LIS429	Project	6	LIS429
10	EED423	Entrepreneurship Practical II	2	EED423

LIST OF STAFF, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, STATUS AND AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

At present the following staff are on ground at the department:

ACADEMIC STAFF

S/N	Name	Qualification	Status
1.	A.A. Kolawole	B.A.(Hons), MLS, CLN	Chief Lecturer
2.	R.A. Jimoh	BLS, MLS, PhD, CLN	Chief Lecturer
3.	M.B. Aliyu (Mrs.)	BLS, MLS, PGDE, PhD (In view) CLN	Chief Lecturer
4.	M. Oyinloye	BSc, MLS, CLN,`	Chief Lecturer
5.	L.A. Bello	B.Ed., MLIS, PhD (in view), CLN	Senior Lecturer
6.	O.A. Adebayo (Mrs.)	BLS, MLS, PhD., CLN	Senior Lecturer
7	K.Y. Salawu (Ms)	BLS, MLS, M.inf Sc, CLN	Senior Lecturer
8.	S. Olanipekun	BLS, MLS (in view), CLN	Lecturer I
9.	Y.O. Ahmed	BA(LS) Soc., MLIS, PhD (In view) CLN,	Lecturer I
10.	J.A. Ijiebor	BSc (Lib&Info.Sc.), MLIS, MNLA, MNIM	Lecturer I
12.	J.O. Ifabiyi	BLS, CLN,	Asst. Chief Librarian
12.	J.O. Kayode	NCE, BLIS, MLIS (In view)	Lecturer II
13.	H.K. Ahmed (Mrs.)	NCE, BLIS, MLIS (In view) CLN	Lecturer II
14.	R.T. Adeniran (Mrs.)	HND, PGDE, BLIS, MLIS (in view), CLN	Lecturer III
15.	L.O. Daniel (Miss)	HND, PGDE, BLIS, CLN	Principal Instructor
16.	S.O. Mahamuod	BLIS, MLIS (In view)	Assistant Lecturer
17.	O.A. Ayeni (Miss)	BLIS, CLN	Assistant Lecturer
18.	J. Baba-ita	BLIS	Assistant Lecturer
19.	B.A. Olatunji	HND, PGDE	Higher Instructor

NON-ACADEMIC STAFF

S/N	Name	Qualification	Status
1.	OlajibeMuabat B.	B.A., PGDE, MNIM	Senior Asst. Registrar
2.	AjifowobajeNiyi F.	B.A.	ADMIN
3.	AdeyemiAdekemi	HND, B.A., PGD, MBA	Con. Secretary
4.	IbheyeAzeezBalogun	NCE, B.Ed (in view)	Principal Lib. Officer

DEPARTMENTAL COLOUR

The departmental colour for the student is sky blue on black

ACADEMIC MATTERS

Registration

Course registration is mandatory for all students, and it is done upon payment of fees. Course registration is done at the first semester. This makes it strictly a first semester affair. Registration exercise requires that all students collect and fill their registration kits. Quickly, to every student, the registration kit is a combination of different forms or documents which come together to fulfill the purpose of registration for each student. Each form is an official document designed by the institution and usually contains relevant questions and spaces provided for answers. Students are urged to take one form after the other and consider the questions one after the other with keen interest and utmost carefulness. Henceforth, they are to supply accurate and complete pieces of information in order to fulfil the purpose for which registration exercise was designed. Students need to know that registration exercise may take them to different and appropriate departments or offices within the institution and sometimes beyond it. Some of the departments are bursary, academic affairs, students’ affairs, sports, health centre(s), and so on. Students go to these departments or offices to have those forms verified and signed by the head or designate. Note that the number of departments or offices from which those forms were signed would likely be where you returned them to. These they use to open file for students, which they refer to when occasion demands for it. Therefore, duly signed forms are dispersed either by the students or officials responsible for it. But it is usually the students. In addition, students need to keep their own copies of the registration form throughout their period of study in the school and perhaps beyond. It is essential that students keep their registration files for their own sake and for the sake of eventualities. Without registration, students may continuously have problems; one of those problems is their results cannot be processed.

To the newly admitted students, early registration is of greater importance. It is only upon completion of registration that students are assigned Matriculation Number. This matriculation number is a prima facie evidence that qualifies any “candidate” to be bonafide “student” of the institu3tion (and appropriate departments) and with it they are known and identified and everything concerning them done. Categorically, without it they are not conferred studentship status. After acquired, matriculation numbers are written on students’ files and records, identity cards, and without which students cannot be admitted into examination halls or venues.

Any “smart” students who neglect registration exercise and manage to beat the fence into examination hall have not solved problem of having results because course lecturers can only effectively keep tracks of students’ continuous assessments and examinations with the use of matriculation numbers. Students who “hijack” registration exercise in order to use names in lieu of matriculation numbers cannot have proper records with the course lecturers or any other office that matters on campus.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

All students shall follow the following registration procedure before he/she becomes a registered student of the polytechnic. An officer of the Academic office (Registration Officer) has each been assigned to register students in each department. Only candidates who have paid the acceptance fee shall be allowed to undergo the registration process.

On arrival therefore;

Students shall go to the academic office and identify their departmental registration officers
Fresh students’ admission shall be confirmed by the registration officers and the students so confirmed to have authentic admission and entry requirements shall be issued clearance form to be signed by the student’s head of department and counter – signed by the registration officer so assigned to the department. Please note that original of credentials shall be tendered at this stage by fresher’s while returning students whose names are on the pass list must produce their identity cards, last registration kits and payment receipts.

Cleared or screened student shall proceed to the Registration Officer assigned to the department for collection of payment code

Candidate should then proceed to the ICT centre for guidance on how to successfully complete the online payment of school fees and course registration
After online payment and printing of receipt, candidate should proceed to the bursary to change the receipt to school receipt
Students shall then bring the registration forms and all other forms duly signed together with photocopies of credential to the academic office for the registrar’s signature

Students shall be given the departmental and students copies of the registration form
They shall submit the departmental copy together with photocopies of the credentials at the department

Students should note that registration must also be done at the beginning of the first semester not more than 2 or 3 weeks of resumption
Students must endeavor to keep one copy of the kits and produce same whenever demanded from them during or after completion of their programme
Registration by proxy (including payments of fess, collection, signing and submission of kits etc) is totally forbidden.

Any student who fails to heed this warning assumes full responsibility for so doing.

Matriculation Requirements

Not only in this department, it is mandatory that all fresh students of the polytechnic register for the prescribed number of courses in their respective department at the commencement of their studies in this institution. Students are also expected to state other details such as credentials processed and other personal data as contained in their registration forms. The condition above will enable the Management Information System (MIS) to assign matriculation numbers to students. This makes the students acquire studentship status and enjoy every benefit from it. After this, a ceremony is scheduled and celebrated for those students (called matriculants). The name of that ceremony is called matriculation. It is an official ceremony organized by the institution as a whole to showcase fresh students to principal officers, authorities, important dignitaries, and visitors. Students are meant to engage in some academic rituals, including pledging to the institution’s rules and regulations. The ceremony is one of the best ceremonies of every academic institution of higher standing.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

Generally, the task of managing students’ academic information and records in the institution is handled centrally by a unit called Management Information System (MIS). This unit is highly computerized and situated within the heart of the academic planning unit. From the student’s information and records kept by it, it handles all students’ academic matters from assigning of matriculation numbers to giving them final results and other out-student activities. It also keeps other relevant information about students. For these tasks and others, the unit employs highly effective measures and procedures. One of them is handling students’ registration semester by semester. This will no doubt facilitate early registration of students and better repository for their information and records.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

All students are assessed based on their overall performance in the semester. This includes class attendance, class work, class tests (at least two in a semester), and the semester examination. Course work or continuous assessment normally attracts 30% to 40%, while the examination itself adds up to 70% to 60% for library and information science programmes.

GRADING SYSTEM

The grading system used by the department is entirely the same with the one used by the institution as a system. This is shown below:

Mark Range (%)	Numerical Grade Point Equivalent	Grades
75 – 100	4.0	A
70 – 74	3.50	AB
65 – 69	3.25	B
60 – 64	3.00	BC
55 – 59	2.75	C
50 – 54	2.50	CD
45 – 49	2.25	D
40 – 44	2.00	E
0 – 39	0.00	F

The above shows an example of the grading system, which is what students can get in any course for which they have written examination. The scores therein are not obtained from examinations alone but in addition to continuous assessment. But those are not the final results students are given. They are just raw scores which need to be processed further by applying two kinds of averages, called Grade Point Average (GPA), and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). The grade point average is applied to compute students’ results every semester, while the cumulative grade point average is applied to students’ results every session. In other words, the grade point average is usually computed and made known to students at the end of every semester. Logically, it shows the average performance of students in a particular semester. The cumulative grade point average of students are the aggregate course unit points for all their session’s work added and divided by the total number of course units (CU) within the session.

For a better understanding, a typical example is given below with an assumed ND I student of the department in 2012/13 academic session.

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT UNIT	GRADE	GRADE POINT	GP x CU
LIS 111	Foundations of Library & Information Science	2	A	4.0	8.0
LIS 112	Calatoguing	3	AB	3.5	10.5
LIS 113	Basic Reference Tools & Services 1	3	A	4.0	12.0
LIS 114	History of Libraries 1	2	AB	3.5	7.0
LIS 115	Book Production Process	3	AB	3.5	10.5
LIS 116	Classification 1	3	A	4.0	12.0
LIS 117	Sociology of Library & Information Science	2	AB	3.5	7.0
GNS 101	Use of English 1	2	B	3.0	6.0
GNS 111	Citizenship Education	2	A	4.0	8.0
Total		22			81.0

The GPA for this student in first semester is computed as follows:

GPA = Total GP x CU Or GP x CU

Total CU CU

GPA = 81.0

GPA = 36.81

SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT UNIT	GRADE	GRADE POINT	GP x CU
LIS 121	Cataloguing II	3	AB	3.5	10.5
LIS 122	Basic reference tools & services II	3	A	4.0	12.0
LIS 123	History of libraries II	2	AB	3.5	7.0
LIS 124	Classification II	3	A	4.0	12.0
LIS 125	Basics of computer and operating system	2	B	3.0	6.0
LIS 126	Compilation of bibliography, indexes & abstract	2	AB	3.5	7.0
GNS 102	Communication in English II	2	A	4.0	8.0
GNS 121	Citizenship education	2	A	4.0	8.0
EED 216	Entrepreneurship Education	2	A	4.0	8.0
Total		21			78.5

The GPA for this student in second semester is computed as follows:

GPA = Total GP x CU Or GP x CU

Total CU CU

GPA = 78.5

GPA = 37.38

Now, the CGPA for this student in the session would be:

1st Semester GP x CU + 2nd Semester GP x CU

1st Semester CU + Second Semester CU

CGPA = 81.0 + 78.5

21 + 22

= 159.5

= 37.09

CGPA = 37.0 (there is no approximation in it)

It means that this student made an Upper Credit in 2012/2013 academic session.

If this was sustained for the two academic years of a programme duration, it means the student would graduate with an upper credit result.

The whole of this would not be complete until students are shown how their results are classified at graduation i.e. their final results. This classification is done with the final summation of the whole CGPAs students get throughout the duration of their programmes. The classification is usually in four classes, and below that students cannot graduate. They are shown below:

FINAL CGPA	CLASSIFICATION
3.50 – 4.00	Distinction
3.00 – 3.49	Upper Credit
2.50 – 2.99	Lower Credit
2.00 – 2.49	Pass

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A student is deemed to have successfully completed a programme:

If all departmental requirements are met
If the cumulative average grade points is not less than 2.00
If attendance at lecture is not less than 75% in each semester
If project work is successfully completed

ACADEMIC SESSION

An academic session consists of two semesters usually commencing in September/October and ending in June/July of the following year.

SEMESTER

This is a period of study normally consisting of 15 contact weeks of lectures and 2 weeks for registration, tests and examination respectively.

COURSES

Subjects offered for a number of hours per week in a programme of study

COURSE UNIT

One hour of lecture per week, per semester is equal to one course unit
Two/four hours of any practical work per week is equal to one/two course units respectively

A course has a minimum of one unit. While maximum stands of six units

LECTURE ATTENDANCE

Lecture attendance is mandatory for every student. Seventy five percent (75%) lecture attendance is required to qualify to take examination at the end of the semester.

CARRY OVER

Students who fail courses in any semester will be allowed to carry the courses over to the next session. You need to know that full-time students are limited to the maximum period of eight semesters (four academic sessions) for National diploma (ND) and Higher Diploma (HND) programmes. That tells you that students who cannot graduate within a period of eight semesters have their tenureship expired and forfeit their results to the school.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES FOR NATIONAL DIPLOMA AND HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA

LIS 111 FOUNDATIONS OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

The course is designed to give students necessary basic and foundational information and knowledge about library and information science as a discipline and as a platform for professionalism. It is also designed to give students basic justification for their choices to study library and information science. Students are introduced to different types of libraries and information centres as workplaces — the characteristics used for the differentiation; and how these libraries and information centres have evolved or developed over time till their present state. They are shown to different professions and professionals in the discipline. They are shown to different resources and services in libraries of different types, and the principles or philosophies upon which the discipline and profession is hinged.

LIS 112 CATALOGUING I

The course gives students basic definitions, concepts, theories and practice of cataloguing. It stresses the need and necessity for cataloguing in libraries, information centres and related organizations. It goes further to label cataloguing as one of the operations in libraries, information centres and related organizations, which must be done by a person, within a space, with tools and through different ways and methods. It goes further to identify the tools, skills and proficiencies needed by the person who does cataloguing. Some of these tools are AACR II, Sears List of Subject Headings, Library of Congress Subject Headings; and Library of Congress Classification Scheme, Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, etc. The course is all about learning and doing, which means it usually involves practical work.

LIS 113 BASIC REFERENCE TOOLS AND SERVICES I

This course exposes students to reference sources and services at the basic level. It shows to them different types of reference sources, especially the basic type; and the characteristics used for the categorization of those sources. In addition, it teaches them how to tailor these sources to meet varied needs of users. Further, it gives students the criteria necessary for evaluating those resources. It also gives students the skill and knowledge for effective rendering of reference service, such as knowing what the users want exactly and locating varied information or information sources for them, as well as the principles or philosophy guiding such services to different categories of users. It also exposes students to reference service process — from reference interview through search strategies to response phase. Lastly, it exposes students to compilation of certain reference source, such as the bibliography. The course is all about learning and doing.

LIS 114 HISTORY OF LIBRARIES

This course shows how libraries and information centres have evolved or developed over time till their present state. It specifically exposes students to library evolution from the ancient days with the private libraries through the spread of Islamic education and western libraries to the present state of libraries with different types and sophistication. In addition, it tries to compare different types of library resources, services, systems and principles used in those days to the ones available today.

LIS 115 BOOK PRODUCTION PROCESS

Publishing is part of librarianship and information science and book is its central core. Therefore, this course is designed to help students know more about the characteristics and nature of books, from its origin, production and use. This will no doubt aid its use and management, especially preservation and conservation. Students are given definitions, histories and production process of printed books as we have it today. Specifically, students are shown phases in the production process of books from conceptualization to delivery to the final consumer. The phases include conceptualization, manuscript production, first level editorialship, acceptance/rejection, development and delivery of finished books. Activities like editing, typesetting, proofreading, lithographing, filming, printing, binding and finishing are highlighted.

LIS 116 CLASSIFICATION I

Here, students are introduced to classification as art and as science. As science, they (students) are meant to appreciate the various theories and principles upon which classification is hinged. And as art, the knowledge and skill gained from theoretical realms are made operational in real-life situation. Herein, students are introduced to different classification schemes — their histories, developments, underlying principles, conceptual frameworks, weaknesses, strengths, as well as real-life application.

LIS117 SOCIOLOGY OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

This course relates librarianship and information science as a discipline and as a profession to the social structure in a society. It tries to align library and information science with the nature and development of a people, including their social behavior. It tries as much as possible to relate the mission, purpose and roles of libraries, information centres, and related organizations to the characteristics of a society. It appreciates their place in communication or information dissemination within the socio-cultural setting of a society. The role and purpose of libraries and library profession in the society and in relation to other media of social communication,

LIS 118 BASICS OF COMPUTER AND OPERATING SYSTEMS

This course gives students introductory basics about the computer as a powerful and amazing electronic machine for the librarians and information scientists. Here, students are given basic knowledge about the operating system as the power behind the power of computers; and how it (operating system) has developed over the years from the punched card through command-driven and to its present state of Graphical User Interface (GUI).

LIS 121 CATALOGUING II

Students are taught more of cataloguing in theory and practice. The different types of entries are being explained theoretically and practically.

LIS 122 BASIC REFERENCE TOOLS AND SERVICES II

Students are taught more about reference books and services. Emphasis here is on supplementary reference; a shift little way from basic reference sources. Students are taught the use of supplementary reference source such library catalogues of various formats — the cabinet, book, kalamazoo, stripdex/cardex, OPAC; and purposes — publisher, stand-alone, union, national, and international; accession list/register; library staff; secondary sources such as abstracts, indexes, bibliographies; and other tertiary reference sources, such as textbooks, Bibles, Qurans, vertical files; electronic sources, such as CD/DVD ROMs, the Internet and its applications, and so on.

LIS 123 HISTORY OF LIBRARIES II

It further exposes students to the development of western education and libraries

LIS 124 CLASSIFICATION II

Herein, emphasis is on practical classification. This is where students learn in detail principles and procedure of classification and practicalize the knowledge and skills acquiredfrom LIS 116. The DDC and any other schemes of classification are used here.

LIS 125 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills to handle the application of ICT in library and information services

LIS 126 COMPILATION OF BIBLIOGRAPHY

Here, students are taught in detail about bibliography and its compilation. Specifically, types of bibliographies, access/entry points, arrangement and organization pattern and format, compilation process, uses and use patterns, and evaluation techniques are dealt with.

LIS 211 INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY MANAGEMENT

This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic administration techniques and patterns as obtainable in different library settings, with emphasis on academic libraries. Students are shown library resources in their varieties and their different classifications; with emphasis on human resources. Human resources are treated in detail — from recruitment to retirement. At the beginning of it, students are introduced to different library settings and the interrelationship they have. The course also covers basic management functions such as definition of missions and objectives, planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, directing/leading, controlling and evaluation. The course is intended to help provide students with the understanding of libraries as other organizations and development of the practical problem-solving skills needed to handle administrative problems professionally.

LIS 212 CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION I

Broadly, it is a combination of the theories and practices of cataloguing and classification. Students are taught theories in classes and meant to carry out practical in laboratories.

LIS 213 RESEARCH METHODS

Basically, this course is to enable students have basic understanding of the concepts, types, nature, purposes, importance, ethics and practices of research in the discipline of library and information science and related areas. Students are given basic information about research importance and purpose in order to give them a fresh orientation and motivation about research. Thereafter, they are given basic concepts and definitions of research, including their differentiation into types according to some criteria; and next they are hinted on nature of research in different disciplines and the one operative in the discipline where they are. They are shown research process, as research is organized and systematized into a logical procedure as one phase leads to the other in an interdependent manner — from introduction to conclusion. They are introduced to report writing and the logicality in it and the format to be adopted. Lastly, they are taught research ethics and personal conduct during the process as they are meant to deal with people and organizations.

LIS 214 INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES

The course is designed to Understand Multimedia concerts ; Apply Multimedia to learning and in libraries and Information Centres; Use software for production of Multimedia materials; Operate commonly used Multimedia equipment; Use basics of reprography to rectify simple faults in Multimedia equipment and Know the basics of Social Media application in libraries and Media Literacy.

LIS 215 TYPES OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES

Librarians and information scientists work primarily in libraries and information centres as workplaces. Therefore, it is necessary they know the different types of libraries and information centres— their parent bodies, legislations/laws, missions, objectives, purposes, roles, organization, resources, services and programmes, clientele/user groups, problems, prospects and directions.

LIS 216 PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES

Library materials are used by library users. These users are from different backgrounds, have different orientations and library use skills. So, libraries recognize these and put measures in place to be proactive (preservation), responsive (conservation), and sometimes go to the extreme to revive materials that have been damaged greatly or changed their formats entirely (restoration). The essence of this course is to give students basic knowledge and skills to embark on the whole of these.

LIS 217 FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

This course deals with the strategies and techniques for planning, implementation, and management of effective collections in libraries and information centres. Topics include developing and revising effective and functional collection development policies; selection, using certain criteria and aids; acquisition, using some methods and means; preliminary processing; maintenance and evaluation; weeding; ICT use; and further planning. Other more specific topics are: online searching, ordering, financing/payment.

LIS 218 INTRODUCTION TO LIBRARY AUTOMATION

This course will prepare students to successfully integrate new and emerging technologies into the library settings. Students are taught an overview to the historical, current, and future automation and technological concerns facing librarians and information professionals in a variety of library and information settings. It examines various functional components of automated library systems in acquiring, harvesting, organizing, maintaining, accessing, circulating, and disseminating information and collections. The process and principles of managing and evaluating library automation systems, including functional specifications, needs assessment, vendor review, RFPs, system development life-cycle are also covered. If favoured, hands-on experience with a resource person may be part of the teaching-learning process.

LIS 219 LIBRARY APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Understand the basic definition and concepts of library application software; integrated library system software; the role of standards in library automation; planning and implementation of library application software; and running of library application software.

LIS 221 CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFICATION II

Broadly, it is a combination of the theories and practices of cataloguing and classification. Students are taught theories in classes and meant to carry out practical in laboratories.

LIS 222 RESEARCH PROJECT

This course is a practical demonstration of what students have learnt in LIS 213. Its preoccupation is independent study. In a broader sense, students are expected to use the whole wealth of knowledge they have gained from the entire programme. However, they are expected to be specialized in specific areas as dictated by their interest and certain feasibilities. Each student or each group of students is expected to choose a topic or given a topic that is relevant to the discipline or their prospective workplace in the future. Any group is given an academic supervisor who is more experienced in research to lead them through the research process to the extent of grading. In the process, students are expected to show that they are familiar with their areas, and can manage the phases in line with their interdependence and logicality. They are meant to demonstrate their abilities in designing, planning and execution of research studies, from conceptualization to proposal writing and dissemination of findings. Specific elements to note are research problems and questions; critical appraisal of scholarly literature; data sources and sampling; data collection, analysis and interpretation, with observance to research ethics and conformities; and making conclusions.

LIS 223 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

The origin and development of achieves and records management; varieties and uses of achieves records; techniques for achieve storage and preservation; ethical and legal implications of collecting and using archival records; and techniques for achieves and records management

LIS 224 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Identify groups of persons with special needs; factors that are responsible for persons with special needs create persons with special needs; library and information services to persons with special needs; identify the constraints that hinder provision of library and information services to persons with special needs; identify the information needs of different groups of persons with special needs; and how to meet the information needs of persons with special needs.

LIS 225 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET AND VIRTUAL LIBRARIES

The Internet is an electronic network facilitated by computer and telecommunication technologies and bringing together other networks across the globe; while virtual libraries utilize computer and telecommunication technologies to make access to a wide range of information resources available. The Internet and virtual libraries have become catalysts to the librarians and information scientists all over the world to the extent that it has become mandatory that every student has some basic knowledge and skills about their history, components, operations, functioning, management, maintenance and their functions and applications in libraries and information centres. This is the essence of this course.

LIS 226 INFORMATION TO WEB DESIGN

This course is more of practical. The students should be introduced to thebasic concept and scope of web technologies; emerging web technologies in library and information science and other domain; ways that people access the web and open source software; Create standards-based websites that can be accessed by the full spectrum of web access technologies; and the challenges related to different evolving technologies.

LIS 311 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SCIENCE

This course is an introduction to basic definitions and terminologies in the field of information science. Some of the topics information hierarchy, information architecture, information infrastructure, information economy, information industry, and so on.

LIS 312 RESEARCH METHOD 1

Definition, types of research, value, purpose of conducting research, the procedure for writing a research proposal and the research itself. At the end, students may be instructed to practice what they have learnt by choosing a topic of their choice and going through some aspects of research projects, maybe up to literature review phase. This may be duly supervised by the lecturer in charge of the course.

LIS 313 ADVANCED CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFICATION I

This course is designed to equip students with the standards, theories, and principles upon which cataloging and classification are hinged. When translated to real life situation, it enables students use advanced approach to subject description and linking in order to support users in their efforts to find and retrieve materials. Students are shown examples with tools for subject headings, such as Library of Congress Subject Heading, Sear’s List of Subject Headings, Mesh; and classification schemes, such as Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Classification, Colon Classification, and so on.

LIS 314 LIBRARY SOCIETY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Libraries are social institutions and they remain knowledge gateways for the society they serve. Although there are different kinds of libraries in the society, the one closest to the people and which is the central core of this course is the public library. The libraries identify the information needs of the immediate community which they serve and render tailor-made services in form of playing their roles and meeting their objectives. To be in continuous relevance and value to the people, libraries engage in public relations activities; thereby, conquering the social, economic, political, cultural, and other factors that hinder their services and continuous existence. This is the essence of this course.

LIS 315 CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICES

Libraries engage in different kinds of services in order to meet their objectives and overall missions. Current awareness service is directed towards giving library users information regarding library’s materials, programmes and services that are current or new to the community served by the library.

LIS 316 ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

This course deals with the strategies and techniques for planning, implementation, and management of effective collections in libraries and information centres. Topics include types of information resources; developing and revising effective and functional collection development policies for the hybrid collection; user assessment; selection and arguments in it; criteria and aids used for selection; collection acquisition, using some methods and means; preliminary processing; collection maintenance and evaluation; strategies for collection weeding; ICT and its applications in collection development, with emphasis on recent trends; and further planning. Other more specific topics are: online searching, ordering, invoicing and payment for supplies.

LIS 321 RESEARCH METHODS II

It concentrates on the operationalization of research problems and objectives, relating to research design, population, sample and prevailing techniques, data collection and analysis, including their methods — participants and procedure.

LIS 323 MEDIA AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES

This course is designed to enable students have the knowledge of school librarianship and the place of children in it as one of their prime users, including the literature used by them. Children literature constitute one of the core information resources in school libraries, which make it a sine qua non that impacting knowledge of school librarianship in students must go along with children literature.

LIS 324 CHILDREN LITERATURE

Children group is one of the weirdest groups a library serves in terms of needs and reading environment. Therefore, this course considers critical evaluation and selection of materials for children in public and school libraries and their convenience in terms of reading environment, with particular reference to Nigeria. The course looks at child development and the place of library development in terms of resources. It examines the characteristics of major genres of children's books and non-print formats. Attention is given to the learning needs of children and to the impact of popular media, societal and teaching trends, and contemporary information technology.

LIS 325 INFORMATION SOURCES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

This course impacts in students the varied nature, structure, organization, and other properties associated with the literature in the domain of science and technology as they relate to information generation, dissemination, transmission and use. Students are taught primary, secondary, tertiatry and supplementary information sources encountered in scientific information work and the best ways to put them into practical use. In addition, information needs of the scientists and technologists are also x-rayed.

LIS 326 INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE

This course is designed to equip students with the foundational knowledge of the nature, characteristics and components of oral archives, and its significance to the society. It also introduces the students to key players or informants from which information about oral archives could be got, including the underlying ethical and legal frameworks and the various mechanics of analog and digital recordings. Students are meant to develop projects or documentaries about observations, such as religious, customary and cultural events and performances; certain occupations and vocations; family lives; and so no.

327 PUBLIC LIBRARIES

This course is designed to give students knowledge about the public libraries — origin, development, laws and regulations, authority structures, missions, objectives, roles/functions, resources, services and programmes, users groups, environment, organization and administration, and current, contemporary and prospective issues affecting public libraries. Emphasis is placed on public libraries in Nigeria, including their service networks or systems.

LIS 411 BUSINESS INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with knowledge about the varied nature, structure, organization, and other properties associated with the literature in the domain of business as they relate to information generation, dissemination, transmission and use. Students are taught primary, secondary, tertiatry and supplementary information sources, including government information/sources and statistics, industry and trade literature. Attention will also be paid to the information needs of business students and practitioners as well as the issues and concerns associated with business information gathering and research.

LIS 412 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

This course gives students knowledge about the missions, authority structure, objectives, roles/functions, services and programmes, user groups, environment, organization and administration, and current, contemporary and prospective issues affecting academic libraries. Also, issues that connect academic libraries with their parent institutions and their infrastructure and resource provision will be examined. Vital elements in management such as planning (including budgeting), staffing and personnel management, coordinating and controlling, leading, evaluation and assessment will be examined.Emphasis is placed on academic libraries in Nigeria.

LIS 413 SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION SOURCES

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with knowledge about the varied nature, structure, organization, and other properties associated with the literature in the domain of social sciences as they relate to information generation, dissemination, transmission and use. Students are taught primary, secondary, tertiatry and supplementary information sources in the social sciences. Attention will also be paid to the information needs of people in the social science, as well as issues and concerns associated with the discipline.

LIS 414 HUMANITIES INFORMATION SOURCES

This course familiarizes students with knowledge about the varied nature, structure, organization, and other properties associated with the literature in the domain of humanities as they relate to information generation, dissemination, transmission and use. Students are taught primary, secondary, tertiatry and supplementary information sources in the humanities. Attention will also be paid to the information needs of people in the humanities, as well as issues and concerns associated with the discipline.

LIS 415 ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

This course enables students to have basic knowledge about the archives as a repository, including its administration and management in the contemporary sense. Also, students are taught basics and fundamentals of records management.

LIS 416 ADVANCED CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFICATION II

LIS 417 BOOK EDITING AND INDEXING

This course introduces students to publishing but takes some aspects of it, which are editing and indexing. It makes them understand their necessity (justification) and places occupied by the duo in the book production processes, including the requirements and principles underlying their practicality. The course is both learning and doing.

LIS 418 INFORMATION RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

This course deals with the strategies and techniques for planning, implementation, and management of effective collections in libraries and information centres.

LIS 421 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

The central objective of this course is to impact in students knowledge about the general characteristics and nature of special libraries as prospective managers. Emphasis will be placed on their missions, objectives, organizational structures, roles/functions, services and programmes, resources. Conducting site visits to one or more special libraries in Nigeria would be a welcomed idea since there is peculiarity in individual special library. Such libraries need to be of noticeable standard to serve as a mirror for others.

LIS 422 NATIONAL LIBRARIES

This course is designed to give students knowledge about the national libraries — origin, development, laws and regulations, authority structures, missions, objectives, roles/functions, resources, services and programmes, users groups, environment, organization and administration, and current, contemporary and prospective issues affecting public libraries. Emphasis will be placed on national library of Nigeria, including its numerous branches.

LIS 423 INDEXING AND ABSTRACTING

This course is designed to give students fundamental knowledge about the theory and practice of indexing and abstracting of papers and articles. Students are taught essential elements of and stages in indexing and abstracting of documents, including knowing the major indexing and abstracting services. It is obvious that the course is both learning and doing; and sometimes, students are advised to have hands-on experience in standard indexing and abstracting outfits.

LIS 424 LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATION HANDLING

The course objectives include enabling the students to be familiar with the legality concerning information work. It makes them understand thelegal challenges in the context of information life cycle, including its use. It teaches them as professionals the best ways to apply legal norms to the acquisition/production, dissemination, and use of information or information products and services as they relate with communities and individuals; and as they work and relate with libraries and all information agencies.

LIS 425 INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP

This course is more of comparisons as libraries at home are compared with those available at international scenes in terms development, supports, culture, philosophy, policies, objectives, resources, infrastructure, services and programmes, professional training, current practice and future trends. Students may be given some researches to do to confirm or affirm or disapprove what they have learnt in classes.

LIS 426 MANAGEMENT OF SERIALS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Here, students are taught definitions, characteristics, roles of serials in information dissemination; current issues in serials selection, acquisition, organization, preservation, storage and maintenance, and circulating/routing serials collection. Students are also exposed to the problems of serials acquisition and management, which include rising costs and dwindling budgetary allocation to libraries and information centres. Issues relating to impact of modern technologies and their applications on serials publishing, selection, acquisition and management will also be touched.

LIS 427 LIBRARY AUTOMATION

It examines various functional components of automated library systems in acquiring, harvesting, organizing, maintaining, accessing, circulating, and disseminating information and collections. The process and principles of managing and evaluating library automation systems, including functional specifications, needs assessment, vendor review, RFPs, system development life-cycle are also covered. If favoured, hands-on experience with a resource person may be part of the teaching-learning process.

LIS 428 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

This course takes a look at roles of computers in gathering/capturing, storage, management, retrieval, and dissemination of management information to a wide audience for effective decision making. Principles of designing and developing such system, including the necessity and justification for it in an organization/institution, its components and functioning, are the essentials of this course.

COMPORTMENT DURING EXAMINATION

Candidates should report at the examination hall at least thirty (30) minutes before examination is due to start
No students would be allowed into the examination hall after thirty (30) minutesof the commencement of each paper except invigilators are convinced and satisfied with reasons advanced by such students. Such cases would be treated on individual merit

No students shall normally be allowed to leave during the first thirty (30) minutes or the last fifteen minutes of the examination

If students are obliged, for any reason, to leave the examination room when examination is still in progress, such students must be accompanied by invigilators or other responsible persons authorized by chief invigilators
No students shall be allowed to bring into the examination hall any working aids or gadgets such as programmable calculator, visual aids, model or books contatining tables, sketches or formulae. If such formulae are needed by the polytechnic, students will be told in advance to provide them
Students shall raise their hands to attract the attention of the invigilators where they are in need of help or if placed in unfavourable circumstances.

Coughing and tapping of table in order to attract attention will not be tolerated.
Students must submit their answer scripts by hand to the invigilators and sign prepared sheets of attendance that they sat for the examination and submitted their answer scripts

It is an offence for students to take out from the hall any of the scripts, whether used or unused, provided for an examination
Where examinations are considered special (e.g. open book examination, oral examination, practical work, laboratory test, etc) students must comply with examination instructions as to the nature, quality and quantity of books, instruments, papers or aids that are allowed to be brought in by students for the successful conduct of such examination

EXAMINATION OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENTS

The examination malpractice and investigation committee will try all cases of examination malpractice. Any recommendation shall be forwarded to the academic board for approval and interpretation where necessary.

S/No	OFFENCE	PENALTY
1	Taking written scripts to the examination	Expulsion
2	Taking written material not relevant to examination into the examination hall	Expulsion
3.	Gaining access to or having foreknowledge of any set of examination questions before examination	Expulsion
4	Using a desk or any other materials, wall, palm, lap, ruler etc with written answer or aid to answers or any inscription relevant to the examination questions	Expulsion
5.	Offering or accepting assistance in answering any set of examination question during an examination	Expulsion
6	Resisting being searched for clearance for examination misconduct and refusing to sign examination misconduct form or make statement	Rustication for one session
7	Refusal to take instructions from invigilators or being rude to invigilators during an examination	Rustication for one session
8	Mutilation of answer scripts	Rustication for one session
9	Leaving the examination hall without permission	Score zero in the paper
10	Writing anything other than name and number of the candidate on the question paper	Score zero in the paper
11.	Failure to fill in the name and matriculation number of the candidate on the question paper	Warning
12	Communication in whatever forms with others during examination without the permission of invigilators	Rustication for one session
13	Any act which disrupts or stands to prevent the orderly conduct of an examination	Expulsion
14	Failure to submit answer scripts after examination	Rustication
15	Cases of inducement by students to lecturers such as monetary and material rewards, appeals etc during and after examination	Expulsion
16	Exchange of question papers with inscription relevant to the examination	Expulsion
17	Cases of impersonation	Expulsion and refers to police for prosecution
18	If student are caught cheating in an examination but they destroy the exhibits so as to cover up	Expulsion
19	Cases of students harassing, threatening or intimidating invigilators, any staff or other students of the institution after being caught for examination misconduct	Expulsion and refers to police for prosecution
20	Students caught for any examination misconduct but defy invitation to face the committee three times	Expulsion

STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORKS EXPERIENCE SCHEME

The Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) was established by Industrial Training fund (ITF) in 1974 to bridge the gap between theory and practice. It was used as a succor to the findings of a study carried out which revealed disparity between theory and practice in engineering, technology and allied disciplines.

SIWES, therefore, is a skill training programme designed to exposé and prepares students of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for industrial work situation which they are likely to meet after graduation. It was also to familiarize students with work-related methods and expose them to the needed experience in handling equipment and machines that are not usually available in theiroriginal educational institutions. Really, in real-life situation, the “theoretical” education going on in the higher institutions is not responsive enough to the needs of employers of labour in the country and beyond it. Hence, students in polytechnics and colleges of technology at the ND programmes in relevant courses are encouraged to have four months industrial attachment at the end of their first year. However, students in preliminary classes are not eligible for such programme.

Generally, the objectives of SIWES include the following:

To provide an avenue for students in institutions of higher learning to acquire industrial skills and experience in their course of study.
To prepare students for the working situation they are to meet after graduation.
To expose students to work methods and techniques in handling equipment and machines that may not be available in their original educational institutions.
To make the transition from school to the world of work easier and to enhance students’ contact for later job placement.
To provide the students with the opportunity to apply knowledge in real-life situation; thereby, bridging the gap between theory in class and practical work outside.
To enlist and strengthen employers involvements in the entire educational process of preparing students for employment in industries.

Expected Roles of Students on SIWES

Students on SIWES attachments are expected to:

Attend institution’s SIWES orientation programmes before going on attachment
Ensure that employers complete their SPE-I form and forward same to the I.T.F area offices
Keep standard log-books where they record all training activities and other assignments.
Get the log-books signed by the industry-based supervisors, institution based supervisors and ITF officials.
Be regular and punctual at their respective places of attachment
Be obedient to constituted authorities and adhere strictly to all rules and regulations of the organizations.
Avoid change of place of attachment, except for special circumstances which must be determined and approved by their institution’s supervisors, the employers and the ITF office.
Be diligent, honest and conscientious; take pride in the protection of employer’s property throughout the attachment period.
Complete the end-of-programme evaluation form (ITF form 8).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Librarianship and information science have steadily rolled into one to form an aggregate, in form of an “umbrella” profession where there are so many core, affiliate and subsidiary professions; and each of these has professionals that are recognized and revered in the world. This status is not in any way accidental but a fall-out from the fact that valid information has gradually become a vital resource, a valuable asset, a source of power, and a catalyst for development and transformation. Information has also become one of the leading factors of production and a strategic resource for organizations that want to remain relevant, compete with, and have an edge over others in the same industry.

It is obvious that job opportunities abound for students of library and information science who have had good knowledge and qualifications. The profession harbours the professionals discussed below

Librarian: This is the professional who is concerned with the collection, storage, processing and dissemination of recorded knowledge in the library.
Archivist: This is the professional who is responsible for supervising the records that are kept on the archives by ensuring that they are properly stored and preserved for future use.
Records Manager: This staff is responsible for the management and preservation of active, semi-active and non-active records, such as government documents, files, correspondences, proceedings, letters, reports, rules and regulations etc that emanate from the government and other organizations.
Information Scientist: This professional is concerned with the theory and nature of information, the study of operations and technology required for the collection, transfer and dissemination of information. The information scientist is also interested in all the activities of information involved in all the activities of information.
Information Systems Analyst and Designer: This professional analyses the problems in an information systems and then designs appropriate information systems and networks as solution to identified problems. The analyst/designer is concerned mainly with the generation, transfer, analysis and use of information.
Information Manager: This professional is responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising the human and material resources in an information system.
Information Broker: This professional usually searches for information on behalf of others for a fee, thus, an information broker is an intermediary. This professional is concerned with the research, analysis, packaging and distribution of information.
Information Consultant: This category of information professional is similar to the information broker. In addition to what the information broker does, the information consultant also evaluates information systems and services.
Database Manager: This is professional is concerned with the development and management of database.
Journalist: This is a professional who is responsible for the collection, writing and packaging of information for communication and media houses. This will be disseminated to groups of people scattered over long distances.
Editor: This professional provides added valued to recorded information already generated by improving the content and style, and also ensuring that written or electronic document conforms to acceptable standards.
Curator: This information professional preserves and cares for the artifacts stored in a museum and gallery. The curator is essentially to collect artifacts that are relevant to the immediate community and ensure their preservation.
Educator: This information professional could be a lecturer, a consultant or training officer who is involved in teaching other potential information professionals in formal and non-formal training institutions.

It is now becoming obvious that the department of library and information science is occupying a central and strategic place when one thinks about micro and macro developments. This is because the department helps to develop human resources with the needed capability, including the proficiency to power libraries and information systems; information technologies and infrastructures to satisfy users with value-added information. Its products (students) could also be trainers in various institutions, organizations, and at different dimensions of education. The beneficiaries of the whole of these could in turn use it to better some processes to come out with products and services to contribute significantly to personal and national developments.

Therefore, any students who find way into the department, either as a matter of choice or provision, should try to be motivated, gather the necessary morale, and develop positive image within and let it be glaring for others to see. The students should see it as opportunities to achieving self-actualization and meeting life expectancies. This would make the students thread in the part of excellency.

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