1. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
Background of the Study
The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata (1979) and Edoka (1992), refers to a library that caters :or the needs of those enqag...
2. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In the last few years, the social media phenomenon has become increasingly entertaining across the world. According to Alford, (2013), social media is a type of online media that expedites conversation as opposed to traditional media, which deliv...
3. A STYLISTIC STUDY OF ADICHIE'S THE THINGS AROUND YOUR NECK AND PURPLE HIBISCUS.
Background to the Study
A lot of similarities exist in the definitions of language. From another angle, there are highly technical usages of the word “language” reflecting the way the term has been...
4. A SURVEY OF THE LANGUAGE OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
Background Of The Study
Advertising has been characterized as a powerful communication force as well as a critical marketing instrument that aids in the sale of products and services, as well as images and ideas according to Anyanwu (2000). Advertising...
5. AN ASSESSMENT OF A LEXICO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S HALF OF A YELLOW SUN
Background to the Study
Language, in its sophisticated form, has served as a guiding tool or a convention structure for interacting or presenting recommendations and vocal expression of one's thinking. There are several methods to convey one's views and ideas, i...
6. AN ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPPORTING HANDICAPPED PERSONS IN THE LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT
Background of the Study
Articles 19 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of December 10, 1948, state that the availability and use of information are essential human rights problems. In this information age, it is more important th...
7. AN ASSESSMENT OF SHELVING OF LIBRARY MATERIAL IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Shelving library materials is a proven method of ensuring that books and other information materials are placed on the right shelves after being processed at the Technical Services Section or after being consulted by users (Danie...
8. AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSUMERS BELIEVABILITY OF TV COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Advertisements have long been recognized as a powerful tool for tempting and persuading customers to buy a variety of goods and services. There has been an upsurge in brand loyalty among customers of particular items since the introd...
9. IMPACT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON THE OBJECTIVITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING STATIONS IN NIGERIA
Background of the Study
Media as a watchdog and the mirror of the nation perform crucial roles in the society and as well it is influence in its editorial policy. Lazar field and Kendal (2002,p.32), insist that mass is truly applicable to the medium of...
10. A STUDY ON THE SOCIAL EFFECT OF ADVERTISING ON THE NIGERIAN STUDENTS
Background To The Study
Advertisements are part of our social environment in the 21st century, and can be seen throughout any industrialized country. The average American is exposed to as many as 5,000 advertisements a day, stated by Jay Walker-Smith, a...
11. AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER ON THE INTERNET
Background of the Study
The Internet continues to evolve into a major news source. The internet is the worldwide system of interconnected computers which make use of telecommunication resources. It is defined by Ani (2010) as...
12. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN TARABA STATE NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In the last few years, the social media phenomenon has become increasingly entertaining across the world. According to Bazley, (2016), social media is a type of online media that expedites conversation as opposed to traditional m...
13. A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’S THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK
INTRODUCTION
Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from literary and linguistic perspectives. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics. A stylistic analysis entails studying in details the features of written or spoken...
14. CONSERVATIVE PRACTICES OF INFORMATION RESOURCES BY LIBRARIES FOR ENHANCED COLLECTION USEFULNESS IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN ENUGU STATE
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- Background of the Study
- Background of the Study
The earliest and most fundamental responsibility of academic library is the conservation of knowledge. An academic library according to Akpata...
15. CONSUMERS BELIEVABILITY OF TV COMMERCIAL CLAIMS
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- Background Of The Study
- Background Of The Study
Globally, adverts have been known to be a great source/or means of luring and convincing consumers to purchase various goods and services. Since the inception of adverts there has be...
16. THE EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND REPORTING IN NIGERIA, A STUDY OF GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
INTRODUCTION
This paper evaluates Nigerian press reportage of political campaign during the 2011 presidential election. The major focus of the paper is to assess the role of the Nigerian press in the struggle for political position.
Argu...
17. THE IMPACT OF TOURISM IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY IN NIGERIA
INTRODUCTION
Tourism is a short term movement of people to destination outside their residential areas primarily for leisure recreation, sport and business transactions. There is domestic and international tourism. Domestic is the movement within one&rs...
18. THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HEREDITY ON HEALTH STATUS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The Nigerian government considers primary school education as being critical for a smooth transition from the home to the school and for preparing the child for adjustment and successful learning in higher level of education. Efforts are being ma...
19. THE INFLUENCE OF JOURNALISM CODE OF ETHICS ON JOURNALISM PRACTICE
Background of the Study
Journalism is fundamental in ensuring purposeful and peaceful co-existence in the society. They are indispensable to the success of every human endeavour. Through their agenda – setting role, the journalism practice s...
20. ASSESSMENT OF ADVERTISING AS A SURVIVAL STRATEGY FOR MASS MEDIA ORGANIZATION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria Television Authority Enugu was established in the year 1960 by the Premier of an Eastern region of Nigeria Dr. Michael Okpara. It was the oldest television station in Nigeria. It was received in the thirteen states of the fe...
21. AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER ON THE INTERNET
Background of the Study
The Internet continues to evolve into a major news source. The internet is the worldwide system of interconnected computers which make use of telecommunication resources. It is defined by Ani (2010) as...
22. ASSESSING THE CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE AND ITS EFECTS AMONG SCONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Drug abuse is a social problem of great concern in our society like other social problems; drug abuse has been attracting the attention of sociologist, political scientist, psychologist, philosophers, criminologist and social workers.
...
23. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIENCE AWARENESS, ACCESSIBILITY AND PATRONAGE OF ONLINE NEWS
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to examine students’ awareness, accessibility and patronage of online news. Reading from online newspaper is on the increase as technology is more advanced to the extent that students can access news online u...
24. FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING – LEARNING OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Vocational/ technical education are among the vital tools an individual can use to be developed. It is a training for useful employment in trade, industries, agriculture, business and home making etc. the emphasis on vocation/techni...
25. GRAPHOLOGICAL FOREGROUNDING IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS
ABSTRACT
There is a symbiotic relationship between language structure and language function, which is particularly exploited by literary artists to relate language forms deployed in their texts to their intended messages and visions. This is possible be...
26. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE WAYS OF GENERATING INCOME IN NIGERIAN LIBRARIES
Background to the study
Generally, sufficient funding is needed for effective library and information service delivery; also while responding to the opportunities of digital revolution, the library faces renewed and intensified period of financial strin...
27. ASSESSMENT OF AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF APRIL 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Background to the Study
Development in all its ramifications is a pr...
28. EVALUATION OF THE LEVEL OF NEWSPAPER READERSHIP AMONG CAREER WOMEN IN ABUJA
Background of the study
It is common knowledge that the most effective way to promote awareness is through the media, where useful information may be conveyed to thousands of people in a certain area from a reliable source. In other words, newspapers, r...
29. DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE BOOK CLUB MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
People who read at least seven books a year are reported to be 2.3 times more intelligent than people who read only one. That stat, floating around the Internet, has been attributed jointly (and separately) to the U.S. Department of Labor and a survey by Ya...
30. A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF OLISA METUH’S DYSPHEMISMS AGAINST PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION
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- Background to the study
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In every discussion, humans continually and subconsciously negotiate meaning. Failure to negotiate meaning is frequently the source of language disagreement in communication. In term...
31. A REVIEW OF CHALLENGES FACING MEDIA IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The art of communication as we know it now has evolved over many generations. Humans have been working very hard for a very long time to improve on one of the most fundamental aspects of their existence, and this effort has resulted in the...
32. HOW ADVERTISING AFFECTS CONSUMER BRAND PREFERENCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The French newspaper La Presse was the first to publish paid advertisements within its pages in June of 1836. This innovation enabled the publication to decrease its price, expand its readership, and increase its profitability; subsequent...
33. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SENTENCE STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Background of the study
A sentence may be thought of as an anthology of words that together communicate meaning and meaning and are constructed in accordance with the conventional understanding of grammar. When compared to longer and more complicated language, short and...
34. PROBLEMS OF MEDIA ORGANISATIONS IN THE SPREAD OF INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The evolution of communication into what it is now has taken place over a period of many centuries. The sophisticated and complex nature of human communication in the modern world is the product of a very long and sustained effort by human...
35. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE MENACE OF TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS
Background Of The Study
The term "text message" (TM) refers to the practice of using abbreviations in written communication that are not always understood by all people. It crafts short messaging services (SMS), instant messages (IM), black be...
36. A STUDY OF FAKE NEWS IN SOCIAL MEDIA: DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AS AN INVESTIGATION
Background to the Study
The term "fake news" refers to "false information that has been purposefully spread by individuals who have minimal regard for the truth but intend to further certain (sometimes extremist political objectives and e...
37. ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING AND LEANING OF I.R.S AND THE INSTRUMENTALITY OF ICT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AYEDAADE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OSUN STATE
Background to the Study
Information and communication technology (ICT) is gaining importance in today's society, dubbed the information age, since it is considered to facilitate and accelerate our entrance into an information-based environment. In a...
38. APPLICATION OF MEDIA ETHICS IN NEWS GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION
Background to the Study
In a dynamic and evolving culture like Nigeria, the role of Nigerian journalists in information collection and transmission are diverse Journalists in Nigeria operate as a pivot for socioeconomic, poli...
39. INFLUENCE OF CARTOON ON NEWS PAPER READERSHIP AMONG STUDENT; A STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, AKOKA
Background of the study
There is no denying the potency and velocity of the media as a means of communication. In addition to appealing to a large audience, it has a significant influence on other aspects of society, including education, politics, culture, and social co...
40. AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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The infamously problematic practice of examination malpractice in Nigeria is analogous to the rapid onset of an unpleasant social malaise that seems to defy any type of therapy and may be analogous t...
41. MARKETING OF LIBRARY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND ITS CHALLENGES TO PROFESSIONALS
Background of the study
Academic libraries are transforming in the new information age as a result of quickly changing media technologies, increased user tastes and expectations, competition from other information sources such as the internet, and shrin...
42. IMPACT OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SERVICES ON STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN OBIO/AKPOR LGA; RIVERS STATE
Background to the Study
The role of the library in both secondary schools and postsecondary institutions has seen a significant transformation over the course of the previous 62 years. Since the early 1950s, almost 30,000 new secondary school lib...
43. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTHS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Around the world, more than 80% of our youngsters spend a significant amount of time online. Due to the fact that the internet was exposed to them at a very young age, the new generation of children and teenagers became the first...
44. INFLUENCE OF INSTAGRAM HANDLE IN PROMOTING FASHION DESIGN (CEO LUMINEE OFFICIAL)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It's no secret that social media has taken over many aspects of modern life. As previously said, social networking has expanded at an exponential rate in the last decade. To say the sector has grown exponentially is an...
45. INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPER REVIEW ON CITIZENS POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
Background Of The Study
The mass media have always played significant roles across the globe as the general public typically relies on it to provide information regarding political issues, social issues, entertainment and news in pop culture. In advance...
46. NEWS SOURCE PREFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA AMONG STUDENTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION IN LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Background to the study
According to history, before radio, television, and newspapers, information diffusion was limited and slow. Regardless, this is due to the socioeconomic structure of the society. Patronage remained economically driven and motivat...
47. NEWSPAPERS READERSHIP PATTERNS AMONG CIVIL SERVANTS IN RIVERS STATE
Background of the study
Reading is the center of learning, particularly in formal education environments like University system. Reading boosts one’s understanding and thinking about a specific topic, and the society as a whole (Ashong, 2017). Onw...
48. THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The social media phenomena has gotten increasingly entertaining throughout the world in recent years. According to Bazley (2016), social media is a sort of online media that facilitates discourse rather than conventional media, w...
49. THE USE OF INSTAGRAM FOR HAIR EXTENSION SALES BY PORT HARCOURT VENDORS: VISIBILITY AND FEEDBACK. A CASE STUDY OF HAIRS_BY_ OLIVE IN PORT HARCOURT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It's no secret that social media has taken over many parts of modern life. As previously said, social networking has risen dramatically in the last decade in particular. To say that the sector has exploded is an unders...
50. TWITTER AND IT’S INFLUENCE FACILITATING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF IMO STATE)
Background Of The Study
The role of the media as the society's watchdog has evolved over the course of time, and the information and monitoring functions it performs are now regarded essential to democratic democracy and efficient government. In a p...
