About Journal

KIJCL is the official Journal of the University Library of Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu University, Kano-Nigeria. It is a peer reviewed open access journal. It provides a platform for scholars to communicate cutting edge quality research in all areas of library and information science including but not limited to emerging areas of open access, open educational resources and open science. The Editorial Board of the journal invites prospective authors to submit papers for publication in its Maiden Edition. The journal is going to be published twice in a year, June and December.

Published: 2026-06-30

Accessible Information and Library Services for People with Disabilities
Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Era in Academic Libraries in Niger State

Oguntoye Folasade Busayo, Fatima Ladan Yusuf

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Factors Facilitating Knowledge Sharing among Lecturers in Universities in Kano State, Nigeria.

Kabiru Dahiru Abbas, Aliyu Ahmed Abdallah

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Information Needs of Agricultural Extension Workers for Agricultural Activities in Kano State

Ahmad Muhammed, Nabila Garba Magashi, Nazir Muhammad, Adam Usman Ahmed

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Bibliophobia and Its Effects on Library Patronage by Undergraduate Students of the Faculty of Physical Sciences, Bayero University, Kano.

Hauwa Muhammad Sani, Abubakar Mukhtar

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Digital and Reading Skills as Motivators of Digital Reading among Library and Information Science Undergraduates in Kwara State, Nigeria

Maryam Jummai Zakariyau, S.A. Olarongbe, Sunday Adebisi OGUNTAYO, Abdulakeem Sodeeq SULYMAN, Ridwan Olamilekan Sanni, Bolatito Olajide John

73 - 96

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A Descriptive Survey Study of Search Strategy and Critical Evaluation of Information Skills as Correlates of Electronic Database Utilization at Bayero University, Kano

Jamila Usman, Lami Umar Abdullahi, PhD

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Mapping the Evolution of Competition Law Scholarship (2010-2020)
A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Heinonline and Jstor Databases

ZAINAB IBRAHIM SALISU, YAHYA IBRAHIM HARANDE, Ph.D., SANI MUHAMMAD GWARZO, Ph.D.

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Authorship Patterns and Degree of Collaborations of Agronomy Journal Articles 2000-2020
A Bibliometric Analysis

Aisha Yahaya Lawal, Yahya Ibrahim Harande, Ph.D, Umar Garba Gama, Ph.D

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