Job satisfaction and career commitment of librarians in federal university libraries in Nigeria

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the dissatisfaction of library users and thernmanager of each federal university library vis-a-vis the complaint of the librarians working in thosernlibraries on inadequate funding, lack of promotion, poor condition of service and lack of recognitionrnwhich affected their career commitment.rnDesign/methodology/approach - Questionnaires were used to gather data from a population ofrn381 librarians in the 24 federal university Libraries in Nigeria. A total of 363 of them responded andrntheir questionnaires were found to be valid for analysis. The response rate achieved was 95.3 percent.rnFindings - The study found that job satisfaction has significant influence on career commitment ofrnlibrarians working in the federal university libraries (F (9; 352) =11.058, p < 0.05). The study alsornrevealed that demographic variables and job satisfaction accounted for 20 percent (adj. R~2 = 0.2000)rnin variability of career commitment of the respondents.rnResearch limitations/implications - The study ought to have generated data on demographicrnvariables and job satisfaction as they affect career commitment of library paraprofessionals (libraryrnofficers, library attendants and assistants) since they all carry essential library function.rnPractical implications - It is recommended that the library administrators and the managers ofrnthe university libraries should consider the demographic variables and job satisfaction of librariansrnwhen planning and making decisions on their career commitment.rnSocial implications - The library managers and administrators in federal university libraries inrnNigeria should formulate job satisfaction policies such as adequate provision of working facilities,rnprovision of conducive working environment, work incentives (car loan, housing loan, study leavernallowance, etc) for improving career commitment of their librariansrnOriginality/value - The paper provides valuable information on the career commitment ofrnlibrarians in federal university libraries in Nigeria.