Perception of Librarians on Staff Development in Enhancing Job Performance in State Public Library Boards in North-Central, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated enhancement of staff development in the efficient job performance among librarians working in public libraries and state library board in north-central geo-political zone of Nigeria. Two research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive and explanatory research design was used and the target population of sixty-two librarians in the six state public library boards in north central Nigeria were adopted for the study structured but five-point likert scale questionnaire was designed and used. Frequency counts and percentages, mean scores and correlation coefficient were statistical tools used to answer research questions and test the null hypothesis. Results showed holders of first degree in librarianship as the highest of the respondents and that staff development programmes were not adequately provided. There was no significant relationship between staff development and job performance among librarians in state public library boards in north central geo-political zone of Nigeria. The conclusion was that the possession of first degree in librarianship will enhance high level of job performance while non-provision of opportunities for staff development can lead to poor or low level of job performance among librarians. The study recommended that the concerned state ministries of education information in collaboration with the management of state public library boards be committed to organizing regular training programmes for librarians in north-central, Nigeria.