Information Sharing on Teaching and Research in Tertiary Institutions in Katsina State

Abstract

The focus of this study is on information sharing on teaching and research in tertiary institutions in Katsina State. A total of three (3) research questions were raised and answered, the questions sought to find out the type of information academics share and type of ICT’s used among others. The study adopted survey research design. From a population of 780, a sample size of 30% (234) was subjected to the study using proportionate stratified random sampling . Questionnaire was used for data collection and data collected from the research questions were analyzed using frequencies and tables. The research discovered among other things that academics use information for teaching and research through conferences, workshops and seminars; academics share information on writing seminar, workshop and conference papers. The research conclude and recommended that, awareness and sensitization fora be formed between and among teachers and researchers on the importance of information sharing, academic institutions to gear up towards responding to the ever changing demands of the information age and for compliance on the latest trends in information sharing.