Job satisfaction of librarians in the federal university libraries in Nigeria/ Akanbi Mohammed Lawal and Basri Hassan

Mohammed Lawal, Akanbi and Hassan, Basri (2014) Job satisfaction of librarians in the federal university libraries in Nigeria/ Akanbi Mohammed Lawal and Basri Hassan. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM), 4 (2). pp. 13-26. ISSN 2231-8836: eISSN: 2289-5337

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Job satisfaction in librarianship has generally been perceived as a recent field of inquiry. The objectives are to determine the level of job satisfaction of librarians in the Federal University Libraries in Nigeria; determine the relationship between demographic variables and job satisfaction of librarians in the Federal University Libraries in Nigeria.; and to assess the relationship between job satisfaction of librarians in the Federal University Libraries in Nigeria and each of the following dimensions: (a) Condition of service, (b) Work environment, (c) Faculty status, {d) Unionism. This study was conducted among the Librarians in the selected Federal Universities across the Six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria in order to determine the level of job satisfaction of librarians in the Federal University Libraries in Nigeria. The study also examined the demographic distribution of the respondents and assessed the level of job satisfaction based on some selected factors. The data collected were analyzed with reliable statistical tools, and conclusions were drawn based on the results obtained.

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Item Type: Article
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Mohammed Lawal, Akanbi
lawal.akanbi@yahoo.com
Hassan, Basri
drbasri56@gmail.com
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Personnel management. Employment management > Job satisfaction
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Personnel. Librarians
Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science > Personnel
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Perdana Campus > Faculty of Information Management
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > International Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM)
ISSN: 2231-8836: eISSN: 2289-5337
Volume: 4
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 13-26
Keywords: Job satisfaction, Academic librarians, Federal University Libraries Nigeria
Date: December 2014
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/51990
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