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Correlation of Organisational Commitment and Job Satisfaction among Librarians in University Libraries in Southern Nigeria.
(CREW - Colleagues of Researchers, Educators & Writers, 2022) Oyovwe-Tinuoye, Gloria O.; Uwaifo, S. O.
The study examined the relationship between organisational commitment and job satisfaction among librarians in university libraries in Southern Nigeria. The
researchers observed that librarians in these institutions do not show seriousness/commitment in service delivery and find it difficult to render effective library services to patrons as a result of not being satisfied with their job. The study adopted ex-post-facto research design. The entire population of 841 librarians was used as sample using total enumeration (purposive) sampling technique. A questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between organisational commitment and Job Satisfaction among librarians, librarians in the university libraries are satisfied with their job and librarians in the university libraries are committed to their job. The study concludes that organisational commitment is an essential tool for job
satisfaction among librarians in university libraries in Southern Nigeria. In order to boost the organisational commitment of librarians in the universities, managers of university libraries should improve the work skills of staff by sponsoring short courses, workshops on current trends in librarianship and career advancement both in Nigeria and abroad which will improve their job satisfaction.
Induction and Placement Practices as Correlates of Job Performance of Recruited Librarians in Federal Universities in South-South, Nigeria
(Regional Institute of Information and Knowledge Management, 2021-10) Eruvwe, Ufuoma; Okonoko, Vera N.
The study aimed to investigate induction and placement practices as correlate of the job performance of recruited librarians in federal universities in South- South, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. Three (3) research questions and two (2) hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised 108 academic librarians in the six federal universities spread across the six states of South-South, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to
all the 108 respondents; only 95 were filled and returned. The overall reliability of the instrument yielded 0.95 with the use of Cronbach Alpha Coefficient. The
rating scale of 4 points was subjected to an estimation procedure using SPSS version 17.0. A mean score of 2.5 and above on any item was accepted. Pearson r
and R2 was used to answer the research questions while the null hypotheses were tested with the use of linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between induction process and librarians’ job performance in the federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. There is also a positive significant relationship between placement criteria and job performance of librarians. The level of agreement on the indices of job performance of librarians was high. That is to say induction, placement and job performance indices are critical for the recruitment process of librarians in federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The findings of this study may serve as a guide to the Federal Government, Federal University Management, Library Management and other stakeholders in the recruitment of librarians as it elucidates the benefits of induction training to librarians.
Make the Children Read: Participatory Rural Approach in School Libraries in Umueri, Nigeria.
(University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2016) Osuchukwu, Ngozi P.; Edewor, Nelson
School library is desirable because it provides a wide range of reading and multimedia resources. The essence is to support teaching and learning, fostering reading culture and lifelong learning. The rural schools and the children are part of this proposition. It also behooves on the rural dwellers to participate and contribute in community development to ensure learning and literacy sustainability. This study examines the rural school libraries with regards to participatory rural appraisal for community driven development. It is a qualitative study that involved physical assessment of rural schools with community based monitors. Techniques for data collection were focus group discussion, key informant interview and discussions in community groups. It was discovered that out of twelve government primary and secondary schools that only two has small spaces created for library. The participatory approach devised means of community contribution which created result in book donations. These were distributed to all the rural schools in the community. It was recommended that duty bearers and school board should provide library
facilities in the rural schools just as in urban schools. Communities should also drive their own development to promote literacy for their children and sustainability
Planning and Advertisement Procedure used for Recruitment of Librarians in Federal Universities Libraries in South-South, Nigeria.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2021) Eruvwe, Ufuoma; Okonoko, Vera N.
The study investigated planning and advertisement procedures used for recruitment of librarians in federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. Three (3) research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised 108 academic librarians in the six Federal universities spread across the six states of SouthSouth, Nigeria. The entire 108 questionnaires were administered to the respondents, only 95 were filled and returned, and was used for the study because the entire population size was manageable. The overall reliability of the instrument yielded 0.95 with the use of Cronbach Alpha Coefficient. The rating scale of 4 points was subjected to an estimation procedure using SPSS. version 17.0. A mean score of 2.5 and above on any item was accepted. The major findings of the study were that the degree of agreement of librarians on all planning process was high.; that the extent in which respondents agreed on those advertisement procedures were moderately high, and the challenges associated with recruitment of librarians in the federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria was high. Based on the findings, it was recommended as follows: that the university library management should ensure that there is the need to plan before the commencement of recruitment exercise; that the best advertisement procedures should be used to reach out to suitable applicants; and that factors such as nepotism, godfatherism, favoritism, and other challenges should not be considered in the recruitment of librarians.
Awareness and usage of electronic information resources among postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria
(Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016-05-09) Akpojotor, Lucky Oji
The study aims at investigating the awareness and usage of electronic information resources among postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The census sampling technique was adopted for this study. Thus, the entire population of three hundred and seventy-five (375) postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria were used as the sample for this study. The questionnaire tagged: Awareness and Usage of Electronic Information Resources by Postgraduate Students of Library and Information Science Questionnaire AUEIRPSLISQ) was used as instrument for data collection. Four research questions were answered and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The simple percent statistical tool was used to answer the research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) for testing the hypotheses. The results obtained revealed that postgraduate students of library and information science are quite aware and highly use electronic information resources. The study also reported that postgraduate LIS students are skilled in the use of electronic information resources. Based on the findings the study concluded that electronic information resources are essential tools for empowering postgraduate students of library and information science in Southern Nigeria.