The 25th issue of ‘Folia Toruniensia’ is now available!
This new edition features eight articles, which include five original research papers, one source text, one review article, and one conference report. A total of 16 authors from five countries—Nigeria, Poland, Hungary, the Republic of South Africa, and the United States of America—contributed to this issue.
The topics explored include surveys in Library and Information Science (LIS) research, the influence of religious celebrities, eco-friendly library designs, hallucinations in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and leadership in libraries. Additionally, there is a source text related to our library, the Copernicus Library in Torun, which dates back over 450 years. The review article addresses information poverty, while the conference report discusses the recent AI in LIS conference held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Articles
Bolaji David Oladokun (Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria), Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani (University of Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria), Adeyinka Tella (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria / University of South Africa, Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa), Traditional Surveys Versus Digital Surveys: Perspectives of Library and Information Science Researchers on Best Method for Data Collection in Research
Rafał Leśniczak (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland), Religious celebrities. Analysis of the term in the context of mediatization processes
Nnenne Loveth Ugwuanyi, Dorcas Nnedinso Ugwu (Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria), Awareness and Extent of Adoption of Eco-Friendly Library Designs: A Study of Five Federal University Libraries in South East Nigeria
Onyema Nsirim (Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria), Hallucinations in Artificial Intelligence, New Dimension of Human Misinformation: Librarians' Perspectives on Implications for Scholarly Publication
Gabriel Aine Obinyan, Oluwatoyin Oyeyemi Obinyan (Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria), Leadership Roles in Building Resilient University Libraries and a Sustainable Workforce for enhanced Education in Nigeria
Sources and materials
Tomasz Dreikopel (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland), Szymon Musaeus's speech on the occasion of the introduction of Maciej Breu to the position of the rector of the Toruń Gymnasium in 1568 from the collection of the Provincial Public Library – the Copernicus Library in Toruń
Reviews
Magnus Osahon Igbinovia (David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, Nigeria), Omorodion Okuonghae (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the United States of America), Juliana O. Akidi (Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria), Smart Eromosele Ambrose (National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria), Addressing information poverty in enhancing Small and Medium-scale Enterprises for economic growth in the Global South
Reports
Dóra Szabó, Erzsébet Dani (University of Debrecen, Hungary), Report on the BOBCATSSS 2025 Conference – Artificial Intelligence in Library and Information Science
Full issue: https://apcz.umk.pl/FT/issue/view/3097
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Subsidized from the budget of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region.
