Motivational Factors and Job Performance of Academic Librarians in University Libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

Librarians’ performance is getting tasking and duties assigned must be completed at the expected time, through an effective and efficient manner. Librarians’ performance seems to be low in the libraries located in Ogun State, Nigeria where they work. Motivational factors stimulate individuals to put in their best to see to the completion of an assigned duty/task. Literature has not being fully established on how motivational factors influence job performance of librarians in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is on this premise that this study aimed to find out the influence of motivational factors on job performance of librarians in university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria. Survey research design was used in this research. The population of the study was 201 librarians from the nine university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria. Total enumeration technique was employed. A validated self-constructed structured questionnaire was used for data collection. A response rate of 61% was achieved. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive The findings revealed descriptively that librarians’ job performance was moderate at an overall mean score of 2.80 on a five point Likert scale with quantity of work output being the least score of 2.69. The extent to which librarians were motivated had an overall mean score of 2.00 which showed a low extent of motivation on a five Likert type scale. The most prevalent motivational factor is compensation (Mean = 2.07) while recognition of librarians was X=1.87, which indicates that librarians in these institutions were not recognized. The study concluded that motivational factors in these university libraries in Ogun State, Nigeria were low, therefore recommending that there should be an increase in the extent of motivation management of the library. Also, there be encouragement to improve performance of librarians in the libraries by the management of the libraries and the institution at large

Demographics and job performance of sectional heads of libraries in Delta State, Nigeria

“…The study revealed a weak negative relationship between work experience and the heads of sections of libraries. This result corroborates the results of Omolayo and Omole (2013), who did not find a significant main effect of seniority on job performance of university employees.…”

“…A negative weak relationship was found between academic qualification and job performance of the sectional heads of libraries. This result corroborates the results of Omolayo and Omole (2013), who did not find a significant main effect of educational qualifications on career performance of university staff.…”

“…By 2020, 25% of Americans aged 55 and older will be employed in the US (Toossi, 2012). Omolayo and Omole (2013) have not found significant main influence of age and educational qualifications on university staff job performance, but discovered a significant major influence of length of service on their job performance (Omolayo and Omole, 2013). The majority of reviews and studies on work performance come to the conclusion that job performance is typically the same for all age groups and do not show a correlation between declining job performance with advancing age.…”