MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARIANS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA

Librarians' performance is getting tasks and duties assigned completed at the expected time, through an effective and efficient manner. Librarians' performance seems to be low in the libraries located in North-East Nigeria where they work. Motivational factors stimulate individuals to put...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2019-08, p.1-19
Main Authors: Ikonne, Chinyere Nkechi, Fajonyomi, Oluwalemi Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Analysis
Data collection
Electronic periodicals
Employee motivation
Employee performance
Employees
Job satisfaction
Librarians
Libraries
Library and information science
Library staff
Motivation
Objectives
Productivity
Public libraries
Time
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Summary:Librarians' performance is getting tasks and duties assigned completed at the expected time, through an effective and efficient manner. Librarians' performance seems to be low in the libraries located in North-East 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 North-East Nigeria Federal University libraries. It is on this premise that this study aimed to find out the influence of motivational factors on job performance of librarians in Federal University libraries in North-East Nigeria. 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.
ISSN:1522-0222
1522-0222