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What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are normally transmitted between animals and people. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that has not been previously identified in humans. It was first reported to WHO on the 31st of December, 2019 in Wuhan, China. What is the source of COVID-19? Scientists and public health officials are working hard to identify the source of the SARS-CoV-2 which is the virus that causes COVID-19. The initial transmission appeared to be from an animal source, but there has been person-to-person transmission in countries. Is COVID-19 airborne? Studies to date show that the virus is spread through droplets in the air from an infected person coughing, sneezing or talking. What are the symptoms of COVID-19? Cough Fever Breathing difficulties People who have recently travelled from any country* with ongoing transmission of COVID-19 and feel unwell, should immediately con...

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ADUN CELEBRATES  FIRST ANNIVERSARY Report by: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/adun-vc-charges-students-to-surpass-ordinary-standards/ Photo Credit: ADUN Multimedia Team The President and Vice Chancellor of Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN), Ibusa, Delta State, Prof. Paul Omojo Omaji has charged staff and students of the institution to remain focus in surpassing what he described as ordinary standards in their respective pursuits. He said ADUN aims to pursue an education that addresses the discipline of the heart, head and hand in an excellent way, and urged the stakeholders to be committed to the ideology. Prof. Omaji who gave the charge during the first year anniversary of the institution, implored the stakeholders to be mindful of the tedious processes that gave birth to ADUN, disclosing that as at the time the Nigeria Universities Commission (NUC) granted its license, there were over 300 applications for private universities.   “ADUN is a product of very ted...

May this Academic Session unfold all our hidden potentials and give us more opportunities to learn, explore, connect and attain academic excellence.  HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020. OUR LIBRARY IS NOW OPENED: Mondays – Fridays :  08:00am  -  09:00pm Saturdays  12:00noon  –  04:00pm

Wishing all Admiralties, Admirables  and Friends of Admiralty University of Nigeria many joyful moments and prosperity in your academic and private life. Merry Christmas & Prosperous 2020 in advance.

Did you know that JStor recently released 6 Tips about Academic Writing for #AcWriMo Visit Source:  https://daily.jstor.org/6-tips-for-academic-writing-acwrimo/ By:  Charles Thaxton November 9, 2017 "November isn’t just a month to write that novel you’ve been meaning to (for  #NaNoWriMo )—it’s also time to finally get that bibliography together, file away that chapter, or dive into your upcoming term paper. November is  #AcWriMo  (Academic Writing Month), too! We’ve gathered a few helpful tips for your scholarly writing—with academic citations of course. 1. Before You Write—Read The best practice before writing a research paper? Doing your reading. Finding high quality sources is foundational to any academic paper. Browse scholarly journals (maybe on, say, JSTOR?) and books from university and scholarly presses. Obviously your school library is a major resource here, and research librarians from within your discipline are great people to talk...

For academic libraries, effective collaboration is no longer an option but a necessity. The world around academic libraries is changing rapidly (Pinfield, Cox, & Rutter,  2017 ). As part of measures to promote collaboration amongst libraries especially in the Asaba axis of Delta State, the ADUN Library Staff led by Mr. Sylvester Ebhonu, visited Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-uku (DSPG) Library and Delta State Public Library, Asaba to mark the end of the National Library Week Celebration on Friday 22nd November, 2019. The visit to both libraries was an eye opener as the Library team was enlightened on processes and technologies used in effective library management and service delivery. The visit to DSPG Library was a fruitful one as the Polytechnic Librarian, Dr. Alex Obuh and his HOD, Library Science, Mrs Ayobi Grace received with joy the ADUN Library Team. The Polytechnic Librarian stressed on the need for such gestures to be sustained in order to collabora...