DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

This study investigates the Adoption and use of Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) in the University of Ilorin Library. It adopted Total-Enumerative Sampling Techniques, twenty-eight (28) library staff (both professional and Para-professional Staff) were sampled out of which responses from twenty-six (26) of them were received resulting to 92.8% return rate. Data were gathered using the Questionnaire as the instrument. Findings showed that the benefits of adopting Koha in the University of Ilorin library would have been higher had it been the University library makes use of all the modules. It was established that one of the challenges faced in the University of Ilorin Library in the use of Koha Software is the inadequate of technical know-how in terms of Koha operations. The study recommended that Library administrators in the University of Ilorin should begin to see the need to use all the modules in Koha for an improved effectiveness and efficiency library operations. Management of the University of Ilorin should ensure that there is appropriate funding allocated to the maintenance of the software. The management of the institution should look into how more workforces can be recruited as well as continuous training of staff on Koha ILS to acquire the necessary know-how for improved library services.

The study is comparative on Koha usage in Bowen University and University of Ilorin Libraries. It adopted a descriptive survey research design. The sample size for the was 50 professional and para-professional librarians who usually make use of Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) at the University of Ilorin library and Bowen University Library (Timothy Olagbenro Library). The questionnaire, interview and observation were used as data collection instruments. The survey was validated while the reliability coefficient of the tool using Cronbach's Alpha found to have 0.746 correlation coefficient. The IBM SPSS version 21.0 used for the analysis of the questionnaire with simple frequency counts and percentage in tables. Similar reasons were for the adoption of Koha software in both institution libraries, and those justifications could be summarised based on philosophical and ethical reasons. The extent of Koha usage at the University of Ilorin Library is low while its usage is very high extent Kohaat the Bowen University Library. Also, findings showed that the usage of Koha software is effective and efficient in University of Ilorin library and Bowen University Library. Lastly, the two selected academic libraries are not without one or two challenges in the use of Koha. At the Bowen University Library, inadequate power supply and system crashing are the challenges affecting their usage of Koha. Whereas at the University of Ilorin library, insufficient workforce; high cost of maintenance; inadequate funding; lack of training and retraining of staff; and insufficient technical knowledge were the challenges faced in the practical usage of Koha ILS. Among other recommendations, the study recommended that university libraries should collaborate with ICT experts and bodies to develop personalised quality library software.