IOT SECURITY CHALLENGES AND USE OF E-LIBRARY SERVICES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to examine IoT security challenges and use of e-library services in academic libraries specifically selected in Edo state. Five objectives and five research questions were stated to guide this study. More so, the study adopted the Relative Deprivation Theory by Dollard et al in 1939 for the independent variable (security challenges) and the Models of Information Service Theory (MIS) by Michael Porter and Victor Millar in 1988 for the dependent variable (E-Library services). Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study while population of 200 library staff members of John Harris Library, Benson Idahosa University Library and Igbinedion University Library was used for this study, out of which 100 purposively selected. A well structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection and data collected for this study were analyzed using absolute frequency counts and percentages. The findings of the study show that all the five IoT security challenges (software & firmware, insecure communication, data leaks from IoT systems, malware risks, and cyber-attacks) as they affect E-service delivery in academic libraries in Edo State. It was therefore recommended that stakeholders and library management should invest in cyber security training for personnel and appropriate security architectures to curb the negative of IoT security challenges on E-service delivery in academic libraries, the Federal Government might assist in the provision and installation of IoT security systems in libraries. In conclusion, adequate funds should be made available to the university libraries by the institution to provide for effective security system.

Key words: Internent of Things (IoT), Security Challenges, E-Library Services, Academic Library.