JOURNAL OF INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (JIRM)

The Journal of Information Resource Management is a peer-reviewed journal of the Nigerian Library Association, Niger State chapter, that publishes articles once a year; articles are received throughout the year. Specifically, the journal covers the areas of library science, information science, knowledge management, and related disciplines for the purpose of promoting interdisciplinary studies in Library/Information-related disciplines. 

The goal of the journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on areas of LIS exploration.

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (JIRM)

Editor-in-Chief

Professor A. O. Ahmed

Department of Library and Information Science,

University of Abuja 

[email protected]

08137060888

Managing Editor

Dr Sadiat Adetoro Salau

Department of Library Services, 

Federal University of Technology, 

Minna

[email protected]

Editorial Advisory Board

Prof. E. M. K. Dawha

Department of Library and Information Science, University of Maiduguri

Prof. Jibril Alhassan

University Librarian,

Federal University Kashere,

Gombe State

Prof. G.U. Oyedum

Department of Library and Information Science, Federal University of Technology, Minna

Prof. A. O. Issa

 University Librarian, University of Ilorin

Prof. V. Nwachukwu

Department of Library and Information Science, 

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Contributions to the journal should be original contributions of the author(s) and should not be under consideration for publication in another journal outlet. Submission of articles should be in line with the following guidelines.

• Language of communication must be British English, and authors are advised to use the current APA manual for their writing.
• The author’ name(s), position, highest qualification, place of work, address, and email should be provided.
• Authors should ensure that complete references are given in alphabetical order. Citation of an author’s work in text should follow the author/date method of citation. The surname of the author(s) and year of publication should appear in the text. 
• Generally, the format of citation in the manuscript for references is that of the latest edition of the APA at the end of the article.

References to journal articles should be in the following order:

Ibrahim, U. (2003). Changes, characteristics and analysis of information contents of the quarterly Journal of Administration. Nigeria Libraries 37 (3), 1-10.

References to books should be in the following order:

Lawal, O.O. (2003). Professional Education for Librarianship: International Perspectives. Ibadan: Spectrum, 102p

References to contributors in collected works should be in the following order: 

Abari, J.O. and White, T.P. (2005). Information retrieval and usage. In A. Okoti (Ed.), Use of Information for Decision Making (pp. 20-28). Nigeria: JIP.

Newspaper:

John, M.A., Cash prize for the best institute of management student. National Concord, May 20, 1987, P9

• The abstract for each article should be summarised in about 150-200 words, serving as a description of the article's content. In addition, authors are to supply 4-5 keywords that characterise the content of the article, which can be used for indexing purposes.
• All manuscripts should be submitted electronically as an email attachment (Microsoft Word format, not scanned copies) to [email protected] and [email protected]
• Contributors are required to pay an assessment fee of NGN 5,000.00 upon submission. Papers that are accepted will be published upon further payment of NGN 30,000.00.
• Authors should ensure that their papers are subjected to plagiarism tests. Any plagiarism-related issue is solely the responsibility of the authors.

Disclaimer: The views and styles expressed in the articles in this publication are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily shared by the reviewers, editors, editorial advisory board, or the NLA, Niger State Chapter.