INFLUENCE OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING ON JOB PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARIANS IN SELECTED FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated influence of in-service training on job performance of librarians among librarians working in federal university libraries in North-East, Nigeria. Two objectives, research questions and one hypothesis were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive research design was used and the target population of eight-one librarians in the three selected federal university libraries in North-East, Nigeria were adopted for the study. Structured and five-point Likert scale questionnaire was designed and used. Frequency counts, percentages, mean score, standard deviation and correlation coefficient were statistical tools used to answer research questions and test the null hypothesis. Results showed that most of the university libraries do not organise regular training for their personnel and sponsor librarians for training on annual basis and among others. There was significant influence of in-service training on job performance among librarians in federal university libraries in North-East, Nigeria. The study concluded that regular training for librarians would enhance their job performance and can lead to high productivity. The study recommended that university libraries should organise regular training and re-training for librarians and implore them to utilise other ways of training such as mentoring, peer coaching, virtual conferences, workshop and seminars which are more effective and less expensive, There should be good and flexible existing training policy and conditions and requirements attached to training by the universities management should be made flexible and staff should be motivated by regular promotion as at when due and best performing staff should be rewarded.