The Effect of Management Information System on the Routine of Academic Librarians in Federal University of Technology Minna Library

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of the use of management information system (MIS) by academic librarians in Federal University of Technology Minna Library. Specifically, three objectives guided the study such as the availability of management information system facilities, the impacts of management information system to academic librarians and the challenges of management information system. It adopted a descriptive survey design and had a population of 30 academic librarians in Federal University of Technology Minna Library. The study purposively used the whole population of academic librarians in Federal University of Technology Minna Library. Thirty copies of the questionnaire were distributed with twenty-six (26) returned; representing a return rate of 86%. The data collected were analyzed using percentages. The findings of the study revealed that there are management information system facilities in Federal University of Technology Minna library, management information system is helping the academic librarians in the smooth running of university library records and for decision making, the challenges of management information system being faced by academic librarians in Federal University of Technology Minna library are lack of basic ICT skills, inadequate power supply, lack of management involvement in the design of MIS, low data concentration, lack of management support and inadequate ICT professionals. The study recommended that attention should be given to management information system for effective records keeping and efficient decision making. There is the need to have an effective management information system in place for prompt decision making and for effective records keeping by the academic librarians, the challenges facing management information system should be looked into and solve once and for all so that Federal University of Technology Minna Library will have an effective and reliable management information system for decision making and records keeping in the library.