Vol. 9(4), pp. 47-55, May, 2021.

ISSN: 2384-6151

DOI: 10.14662/IJEBM2021.060

 

 

Full Length Research

 

Collection Management Practices and Job Performance of Librarians in Academic Libraries in Lagos and Ogun State, Nigeria

 

1Okewumi, Titilayo Marian and 2Dr. E. Madukoma

 

1Department of Information Resource Management, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria  

1Department of Information Resource Management, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

 

 

Accepted 16 May 2021

Abstract

 

The study evaluated the influence of collection management practices on job performance of librarians in academic libraries in Lagos and Ogun State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study was 191 librarians from 20 universities in Lagos and Ogun State. A structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency count, tables, percentages, standard deviation and means) for research questions. The study showed significant effect of work environment on job performance in Lagos and Ogun State. The study concluded that collection management practices is key factors when considering the job performance of librarians in academic libraries as it has been proven that both significantly influence the job performance of librarians. The study also gave the following recommendations; university management should organize and equip librarians with the adequate resources as facilitators of collection management practices; university should provide librarians with much needed materials; university management should make sure that there is assessment of the job performance of librarians; university library should adopt all the constituents of collection management practices as it relates with the present technology era in order to engender good delivery from the librarians..

 

Keywords: Academic library, Collection Management Practices, Work Environment, Job Performance

 

Cite This Article As: Okewumi, T. M., Madukoma, E. (2021). Academic library, Collection Management Practices, Work Environment, Job Performance. Inter. J. Econ. Bus. Manage. 9(4): 47-55