Training of Library Assistants in Academic Library

Bamidele, Itunu A.; Omeluzor, Saturday U.; Abayomi, Imam; Amadi, Hannah U.

doi:10.1177/2158244013503964

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“…The junior library staff are left to man major duties (see Table 7). This finding is in line with that of Bamidele, Omeluzor, Imam, and Amadi's (2013) study which indicates that among the library assistants, 86.7% had Senior School Certificate of Education (SSCE). This adversely affected service delivery to library clients as this low level of staff did not have required skills, knowledge, and training to man major duties.…”

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Effect of Brain Drain (Human Capital Flight) of Librarians on Service Delivery in Some Selected Nigerian Universities

2014

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This study seeks to describe and analyze the challenges occasioned by brain drain or human capital flight of librarians on service delivery in Nigerian Universities. The research adopted a descriptive survey design. A purposive sampling technique was used to select two geopolitical zones (South-South and SouthWest) from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Total enumeration was used because the population under study was considered appropriate for the research. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Sixty copies of the instrument were distributed to 60 librarians in the two selected geopolitical zones. Copies of all the questionnaires were completed, retrieved, and found usable, thus giving a response rate of 100%. Survey results indicated that 315 librarians emigrated to foreign lands for various reasons, including unstable academic calendar and prospects for further training among others. This loss of personnel in the university libraries has a negative impact on service delivery as qualified information professionals and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts are limited to mentor the younger professionals. Shift duties in academic libraries are also scaled down for lack of manpower. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that the Federal Government of Nigeria should, as a matter of urgency, robustly fund tertiary education to enhance productivity. As they do this, the National Universities Commission (NUC) is to empower academic libraries by ensuring that the staff development policy is strictly adhered to. This will translate into self-enhancement for staff, positive job attitude, and retention of professionals in the system. Keywords brain drain, human capital flight, librarians, South-South, SouthWest , universities, Nigeria Research Questions Research Question 1: What are the job allocations and designations of librarians who emigrated? Research Question 2: What are the reasons that motivated their emigration from Nigeria? Research Question 3: What is the effect of brain drain of librarians on service delivery in Nigerian universities? Research Question 4: In what ways can brain drain among librarians be reversed? Literature Review Most countries in the West African subregion, nay, the whole of Africa have experienced, at one time or the other, an exodus of highly skilled experts from almost all known

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Effect of Brain Drain (Human Capital Flight) of Librarians on Service Delivery in Some Selected Nigerian Universities

2014

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“…Back in Nigeria, a careful search of the literature revealed that not much work has been carried out in this regard. However, in their study on training of library assistants in an academic library in Nigeria, Bamidele et al (2013) found that paraprofessionals needed competencies in the area of system management and web searching. Availability and utilization of training programmes is a viable avenue through which paraprofessionals can enhance their competencies.…”

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Training needs of paraprofessional library staff in university libraries in South-East Nigeria

Ibegbulam

Eze

2016

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the training needs of paraprofessional library staff in university libraries in South-East Nigeria with the objective to find out their training needs, the training programmes available to them, their utilization of training opportunities, hindrances to their training and strategies for enhancing training for them. Design/methodology/approach The descriptive survey design and total enumeration technique were used for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The collected data were analysed using frequency counts and percentages and are presented in tables for clarity. The population of the study was comprised of all the paraprofessional staff of the university libraries in South-East Nigeria. Findings Major findings showed that paraprofessional staff had a variety of training needs. The findings also showed that training opportunities available for them were very limited and that staff based their utilization on availability rather than need. Factors such as inadequate training facilities and lack of fund hindered training. Strategies that can enhance training were also indicated. Practical implications This study has practical implication as it is an empirical study conducted among paraprofessional library staff to identify their training needs, training opportunities available, utilization of training opportunities, hindrances to their training and strategies that can effectively enhance training for them. Originality/value Looking at the objectives of the study and the fact that most researches are focussed on librarians not the support staff (paraprofessionals), it will be useful to library administrators, the library professional field and planners of training programmes.

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“…This reflection indicates how the demands of Covid-19 and the shift to distance-learning prompted changes to staff responsibilities. The literature relating to the professional relationship between Librarians and support staff has touched upon the importance of continual professional development (Bamidele et al, 2013). Indeed, their key observation is that the "training of library assistants will enhance efficient service delivery, adequate user satisfaction, increased productivity, and improved quality of work" (p.8).…”

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“…However, the analysis does not include the role of support staff in these practices. Bamidele et al (2013) highlight the significance of upskilling support staff in using online resource technologies, but the study does not explore these roles, nor does it discuss the relationship of the two within online teaching environments. Indeed, the observations about the changing nature of roles during Covid-19 is not an isolated phenomenon.…”

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“We Are All Distance Learners Now”: How Distance Learning Informed a Library Team’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Wheeler

Kyprianou-Chavda

2021

Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learn

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This article explores the response of the Science and Engineering Library team at Manchester Metropolitan University to the Covid-19 pandemic. It examines how the team's experience supporting distance-learning programmes acted as both a dress rehearsal and a road map for Library provision during the pandemic. In particular, the changing role of staff members whilst operating in the Covid-19 setting is carefully reflected upon. The article is structured into three sections, discussing support for distance-learning programmes, distance learning and Covid-19, and the changes Covid-19 prompted within the team's operation. 19 pandemic and will cover three major themes: support for distance-learning programmes before Covid-19; the pivot to distance learning from March 2020 onwards; and reflections on the Covid-19 distance-learning experience and how it altered the roles within the team. Throughout, we will draw the distinction between students enrolled on distance-learning programmes and those enrolled in traditional face-to-face classes. The

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Training of Library Assistants in Academic Library

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

Effect of Brain Drain (Human Capital Flight) of Librarians on Service Delivery in Some Selected Nigerian Universities

Effect of Brain Drain (Human Capital Flight) of Librarians on Service Delivery in Some Selected Nigerian Universities

Training needs of paraprofessional library staff in university libraries in South-East Nigeria

“We Are All Distance Learners Now”: How Distance Learning Informed a Library Team’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

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