Career Stimuli as a Correlate of Productivity amongst Librarians in State-Owned University Libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria
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University Library, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
Biokuromoye Fyneman -
Ignatius Ajuru University of EducationAugustine Chineme Opururm
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2025/v62i5/171598Keywords:
Career Stimuli, Librarians, Nigeria, Productivity, University LibrariesAbstract
The study delves into career stimuli as a correlate of productivity amongst librarians in state-owned university libraries in Rivers State, Nigeria. The objective of the study is to inspect the relationship between the library work environment, career advancement, and productivity of librarians. The study employed a correlational research design. Data were collected through the use of questionnaires. The population for the study was drawn from the total number of professional librarians in Dame Patience Jonathan Automated Library, Port Harcourt and Rivers State University Library, which, according to personnel data from the university libraries as of December 2023, stands at 21, which also stood as the sample size. Frequency count, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while the Pearson Product- Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the null hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings reveal that there is a significant relationship between the library work environment, career advancement and productivity of librarians. The study, therefore, recommends, among others, that librarians should, as a matter of urgency, take part in career advancement programs like conferences, seminars, study visits, and workshops, whether or not they are supported by the parent institution.
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