Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
Summer 12-13-2019
Document Type
Article
Citation
Adakawa,Murtala Ismail ; Garba, Kabiru Danladi & Sudhier, K G. "Use of Mobile Phones in Scholarly Publications: A Review of the Emerging Behaviour of the 21st Century Scholars" (2019). Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal).
Abstract
Scholars engage in intellectual enquiries which is why they are considered to be the cornerstones of any research geared towards solving societal problems or testing phenomena. This makes their research outputs needed to be readily available for public consumption. For quite long, scholars are rated based on the number of scholarly contributions they make. While mobile phone has diffused, adopted and used as part of our everyday life, researchers neglected the dimensions of attitudes of scholars for adopting and use of mobile phone technology in the course of their scholarly communication. The components of attitudes of scholars for adopting and the use of technologies depend solely on their strengths, accessibility and ambivalence. The paper examines the emerging behavior of the 21st century scholars in the digital age in using tools like Facebook, Tweeter, blog, social networking sites, etc. for accessing and using information. The paper is largely informed by consulting different literature and focusing on contemporary issues to support its claims. Technology advancement, globalization and its penetration into scholarly community clearly indicate how scholars should adopt the technology for increased content globally. Alternatively, the paper argued that, despite the potentialities of these online platforms the same cannot be said about Nigeria as many factors hinder the possibilities for harnessing these benefits. The study concluded that, unless the national bibliography is metamorphosed, the Nigeria’s scholarly contents will be less visible and competition with scholarly global environment would be a challenge.