Relationship between Staff Development and Job Performance among Librarians in Tertiary Institutions of Learning in Niger State

Abstract

Abstract The study investigated the relationship between staff development and job performance among librarians in Niger State, Nigeria. The study aimed at determining the effect of staff development programmes on job performance and factors affecting staff development and job performance. Three research questions were asked and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was used with a target population of 97 librarians in the 14 institutions of higher learning in Niger State without sampling because of the small nature of the population. Structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument. Response rate showed that 81 copies of the questionnaire were returned in usable form. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in data analysis. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. There is significant relationship between staff development and job performance of librarians. The study recommended that staff development programme should be given priority and funds should be committed to staff development.