Emergency response plans: panacea for emergency preparedness and control in university libraries in Nigeria

Ilo, Promise Ifeoma and Nwachukwu, Victor N. and Izuagbe, Roland (2020) Emergency response plans: panacea for emergency preparedness and control in university libraries in Nigeria. International Journal of Emergency Services, 9 (3). ISSN 2047‐0894

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Abstract

The study examined library personnel awareness of the availability of emergency response plans, their forms and roles in safety routine preparedness and control in federal and state university libraries in Southwest Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The survey research design alongside a multi‐stage sampling procedure comprising purposive, randomisation and total enumeration techniques guided the study. The population consisted of 327 library personnel drawn from 12 federal and state university libraries (i.e., six each). The questionnaire and structured interview methods were used for data gathering. Of the 327 copies of the questionnaire administered, 249 copies, representing 76.1%, were duly completed and found valid for analysis. Whereas the acceptance threshold of ≥90% response rate and a criterion mean of 2.50 were adopted for making judgements regarding the research questions, while the hypothesis was tested using chisquare statistics with cross‐tabulation.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2020 13:42
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2020 11:35
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13620

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